KAKISTOCRACY (noun) — Government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people.
In Their Own Words

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A searchable collection of documented public statements from people covered by the Kakistocracy Files.

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5728 quotes
“We will continue to pursue additional bank records.”
— James Comer
April 17, 2023   •   Comer discussing the committee's investigative strategy.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
“If Putin gets away with this, there goes Taiwan.”
— Lindsey Graham
October 3, 2026   •   Graham arguing that the outcome of Russia's war against Ukraine could affect deterrence elsewhere.
Public interview
“Joe Biden shows up.”
— James Comer
March 20, 2024   •   Comer describing Joe Biden's presence during some meetings, dinners and telephone calls involving Hunter Biden's associates.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
“I’m not in the job of having evidence.”
— Kellyanne Conway
March 13, 2017   •   Conway said she was not responsible for producing evidence for Trump’s wiretapping allegation and referred questions to investigators.
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“That makes me smart.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 26, 2016   •   Donald Trump's response, not Clinton's. INCLUDED ONLY FOR CONTEXT — DO NOT IMPORT AS A CLINTON QUOTE.
Presidential debate
“They took his pay.”
— Jim Jordan
July 12, 2023   •   Jordan discussing alleged retaliation against Garrett O'Boyle.
House Judiciary Committee — FBI Oversight Hearing
“There was no collusion; I have had no connection with the Russians.”
— Roger Stone
February 1, 2017   •   Responding to questions about contacts between Trump associates and Russia.
The Guardian
“I've never seen the voters in this bad a mood.”
— Roger Stone
December 1, 2016   •   Discussing voter dissatisfaction during the 2016 election.
PBS FRONTLINE
“Inflation is caused by excess government spending.”
— Elon Musk
August 12, 2024   •   Musk's characterization of inflation; inflation can have multiple causes.
X conversation with Donald Trump
“And a very stable genius at that!”
— Donald Trump
January 6, 2018   •   Trump's phrase "very stable genius" became one of his most widely quoted self-descriptions.
Donald Trump Twitter Account
“Build the wall!”
— Lauren Boebert
March 1, 2022   •   Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene shouted the phrase during President Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address.
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“They don't want this pandemic to end.”
— Jesse Watters
July 31, 2021   •   Watters alleged that Democratic politicians benefited politically from continuing COVID restrictions. This was Watters' claim about their motives.
Fox News — Watters' World
“They have no electricity.”
— Donald Trump
May 20, 2026   •   Trump discussing Cuba's severe electricity and infrastructure problems. Cuba experienced major power shortages and outages, although the statement is phrased as an absolute.
Press Gaggle After Air Force One Arrival
“One that ends the funding of our decline.”
— Russell Vought
May 2, 2025   •   Vought's political characterization of the Trump administration's fiscal year 2026 budget proposal.
White House / Office of Management and Budget
“They think they're going to outlast us.”
— Marco Rubio
September 29, 2026   •   Rubio referring to members of Cuba's communist government whom he said expected to outlast pressure from the Trump administration.
Reuters / Fox News interview
“President Trump made clear from day one that the United States will no longer be held back by bad policy or foreign dependence.”
— Doug Burgum
December 10, 2025   •   Burgum discussing the Trump administration's offshore energy leasing agenda.
U.S. Department of the Interior
“Abortion. I think it's the worst thing this country has ever committed.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
February 4, 2021
House floor speech
“The gatekeepers are gone.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing declining control by traditional news organizations over political information.
Jesse Watters Primetime