The Trump administration has chosen a prominent election conspiracy theorist to take on a crucial role within the Federal Emergency Management Agency despite having no official disaster-relief experience, according to reports.

Gregg Phillips, who gained national attention for claiming that three million “non-citizens” voted in the 2016 election and for promoting the unfounded claim that the 2020 result was rigged through widespread voter fraud, will soon begin a new role as administrator of FEMA’s Office of Response and Recovery (ORR), sources told The Washington Post and The Handbasket.

The role will put Phillips in charge of overseeing staff and operations related to natural disaster response and preparedness, including implementing search-and-rescue operations and providing financial

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