who' at fema now?
There is so much news being thrown at us every day, it is hard to keep up with events. One news source I use is a Politico and their newsletters that aggregate news articles from a wide variety of sources. Snippets of news with a link to the original news story. You too can subscribe at this link
Today there was this item:
“A top FEMA official has history of violent rhetoric and said he once teleported to Waffle House,” by CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck: “Gregg Phillips, appointed in December to lead FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery, rose to prominence not through his time as a federal emergency management professional but as a far-right activist who spread conspiracy theories about voter fraud and frequently used violent rhetoric toward political opponents. Most notably, Phillips on multiple podcasts made bizarre claims to have been involuntarily teleported.”
Phillips said a year ago that he wanted to punch Joe Biden in the mouth: “He is a nasty, shitty, crappy human being, and he deserves to die. And I hope he does.” DHS responded that the reporting is “so silly it’s barely worth acknowledging.”
That makes for “interesting reading!” You might recall Craig Fugate’s mantra to know where the lights are on and businesses are functioning after a disaster was to look to see if the Waffle House restaurants were open in that area. Being teleported to the site would provide “physical confirmation” of that fact.
So, this is just one article, but in Googling Gregg Phillip’s name to look to find more information, I found this item from the NY Times: A Proponent of Election Conspiracy Theories Will Take a Top Role at FEMA
He will not be in charge of election integrity from his position at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), but, but, but, if you read the second story about his work history:
He’s not an emergency manager
He appears to have questionable ethics
Fraud, waste and abuse could be in his background…
Here’s a guy who orchestrates FEMA’s response and disaster recovery to disasters nationwide.
I’m hoping that Mikewayne Mullin, the current nominee for Secretary of Homeland Security will have the ability to “clean house” at FEMA. Recognizing that many times political appointees such as Greg Phillips are selections that come from the White House and are not handpicked for the expertise they need in the job they are given. Likely more for their views on the 2020 election outcome.
If FEMA is going to be a high quality and functional organization, this is the type of appointment that needs to be reversed. I recommend he be transferred to work under Kristi Noem in her new capacity as… I’m sure the two of them will get along famously talking about the 2020 election.
