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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“Our country is flooded with safe and effective vaccines.”
— Tim Scott
April 28, 2021   •   Scott crediting Operation Warp Speed and the Trump administration for COVID-19 vaccine development.
Republican Response to President Biden's Joint Address
“In fact, it lowers it by $1.4 trillion.”
— Russell Vought
June 1, 2025   •   Vought's claim about the legislation's fiscal impact; independent estimates differed depending on baseline and assumptions.
CNN State of the Union / White House
“Joe Biden becoming president of this country was a COVID super-spreader event.”
— Sean Hannity
July 1, 2021   •   Hannity's rhetorical characterization linking border policy and COVID-19 transmission.
Hannity / Fox News
“There was total agreement.”
— Jeanine Pirro
April 24, 2021   •   Pirro discussing the unanimous Chauvin verdict.
Justice with Judge Jeanine
“I was a demented follower.”
— Michael Cohen
October 3, 2026   •   Cohen describing his former loyalty to Trump while promoting his memoir Disloyal.
Disloyal / public interview
“Have we made extreme progress along the way? Absolutely.”
— Tim Scott
April 1, 2022   •   Scott discussing American progress on civil rights and other issues.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library / Office of Senator Tim Scott
“Why is it okay for these windmills to destroy the bird population?”
— Donald Trump
December 21, 2019   •   Trump criticizing wind power because of bird mortality.
White House — Turning Point USA Student Action Summit
“Shakes hands.”
— James Comer
March 20, 2024   •   Comer describing Joe Biden's social interactions with some Hunter Biden business associates.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
“All of the action is in the fourth-branch agencies.”
— Russell Vought
June 1, 2024   •   Vought used "fourth branch" as a critical description of administrative agencies he believed exercised excessive policymaking authority.
Steve Bannon's War Room / RealClearPolitics transcript
“Like any American patriot, I support the Free Press.”
— Dan Bongino
September 22, 2019   •   Bongino was discussing the media and the Trump-Russia investigation with Mark Levin.
Fox News — Life, Liberty & Levin
“Those guys know the truth.”
— Anthony Scaramucci
August 23, 2020   •   Scaramucci criticizing Republicans who continued publicly supporting Trump.
CNN State of the Union
“They kill your birds.”
— Donald Trump
January 20, 2025   •   Trump criticizing wind turbines because of bird collisions. Wind turbines do cause bird deaths, although other human-related causes kill substantially more birds.
Donald Trump Public Remarks
“We cannot allow our communications networks to become vectors for espionage.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr discussing national-security concerns surrounding telecommunications infrastructure.
FCC
“It's a big culture shift in our nation to view someone who breaks our immigration laws as a criminal.”
— Karoline Leavitt
January 28, 2025
White House Press Briefing
“Maybe you’re not that bright.”
— Alex Jones
August 22, 2021   •   Jones criticizing Trump during a rant about COVID-19 vaccines.
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“The President and the Campaign had every right to have those examined in court.”
— Bill Barr
June 1, 2022   •   Barr discussing Trump's challenges to the 2020 election.
January 6 Committee
“If I don't use the plane, then I have less hours to work.”
— Elon Musk
April 1, 2022
TED2022
“Iran is the source of most of the problems in the Middle East.”
— Lindsey Graham
October 3, 2026   •   Graham's characterization of Iran's regional role.
Public interview
“There are many ways to surveil each other now, unfortunately.”
— Kellyanne Conway
March 12, 2017   •   Asked about Trump’s wiretapping allegation, Conway discussed modern surveillance methods in general terms.
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