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
“If Al Gore could accept five-four he's not president, I can accept Wisconsin four to three.”
— Lindsey Graham
January 6, 2021   •   Graham comparing Trump's election litigation to the Supreme Court decision ending the 2000 Florida recount.
U.S. Senate Floor
“We created millions of new jobs.”
— Steve Scalise
August 24, 2020   •   Scalise discussing employment growth before the COVID-19 recession.
Republican National Convention
“It's malicious poison that they are spewing.”
— Ron Johnson
February 8, 2022   •   Johnson criticizing Democratic accusations concerning race and political extremism.
Fox News / Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“America must protect its citizens.”
— Rick Scott
July 1, 2025   •   Scott discussing proposed restrictions connected with Chinese intelligence laws.
Office of Senator Rick Scott
“QAnon of presenting truth and lies.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
February 4, 2021   •   Part of Greene's comparison between QAnon and the media.
House floor speech
“Continue to be unapologetic.”
— Eric Trump
August 25, 2020   •   Eric encouraging Donald Trump during the 2020 Republican National Convention.
Republican National Convention
“Americanism and the transhumanist revolution cannot coexist.”
— Josh Hawley
September 1, 2025   •   Hawley's conclusion concerning transhumanism and his conception of American political values.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“The leaks are absolutely real. The news is fake.”
— Donald Trump
February 16, 2017   •   White House news conference.
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“She's going to get paralyzed in the Situation Room.”
— Jesse Watters
August 26, 2024   •   Watters criticizing what he considered Harris's leadership style and readiness to make national-security decisions.
Fox News — The Five
“This is an island sitting in the middle of an ocean.”
— Donald Trump
September 26, 2017   •   Trump discussing logistical challenges in responding to Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
White House Press Remarks
“Donald was one of the people who rooted for the housing market to crash.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 26, 2016   •   Clinton criticizing Trump during the first presidential debate.
Presidential debate
“Demanding fair trade with our partners.”
— Howard Lutnick
January 1, 2026   •   Lutnick describing the administration's trade policy.
U.S. Department of Commerce
“It's all about getting him.”
— Lindsey Graham
August 28, 2022   •   Graham's characterization of investigations involving Trump.
Fox News — Sunday Night in America
“They try and obstruct a great man.”
— Eric Trump
June 6, 2017   •   Eric describing Democratic opposition to his father.
Fox News — Hannity
“I don't.”
— Lindsey Graham
April 28, 2019   •   Graham stating that he did not believe Trump deserved impeachment following the Mueller investigation.
Face the Nation
“Make this about disagreement with our policy.”
— Karoline Leavitt
October 3, 2026
White House Press Briefing
“Trump 2.0 has hit Washington like a hurricane.”
— Chuck Grassley
April 29, 2025   •   Grassley praising Trump's first 100 days after returning to the White House.
Office of Senator Chuck Grassley
“The Panama Canal was built for our military.”
— Donald Trump
January 7, 2025   •   Trump discussing U.S. strategic interest in the Panama Canal.
Mar-a-Lago Press Conference
“Never surrender.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
October 3, 2026   •   Guilfoyle using combative political rhetoric while encouraging conservative activism.
Kimberly Guilfoyle political remarks
“Why they need so damn much?”
— Donald Trump
July 23, 2025   •   Trump asking NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang why AI data centers require such enormous amounts of electricity.
Artificial Intelligence Policy Speech — Washington, D.C.