KAKISTOCRACY (noun) — Government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people.
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A searchable collection of documented public statements from people covered by the Kakistocracy Files.

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5728 quotes
“I don't believe he has an enemies list.”
— Pam Bondi
January 15, 2025   •   Referring to Kash Patel.
Senate Judiciary Committee
“I do not have a doubt that we will succeed.”
— Alina Habba
February 16, 2024   •   Habba predicting Trump's legal team would ultimately prevail.
Fox News — Hannity
“All I wanted to be was an FBI agent.”
— Dan Bongino
October 3, 2026   •   Bongino recalled his interest in the FBI when he was a teenager.
The Dan Bongino Show / Associated Press
“It's not about Trump's words.”
— Corey Lewandowski
April 3, 2024   •   Lewandowski arguing that voters should focus on Trump's governing record rather than controversial rhetoric.
NewsNation — On Balance
“I know more about offense and defense than they will ever understand.”
— Donald Trump
October 3, 2026   •   Trump making a sweeping claim about his understanding of military strategy.
Trump Campaign Remarks
“And I know that our country is getting eaten alive by it.”
— Donald Trump
March 21, 2016   •   Trump describing his view of America's relationship with the rest of the world.
Washington Post Editorial Board Interview
“We're actually going to Fort Knox.”
— Donald Trump
February 21, 2025   •   Trump telling governors he wanted to inspect the U.S. gold reserves at Fort Knox.
White House Governors Working Session
“We can tone down the rhetoric.”
— Chuck Grassley
February 13, 2021   •   Grassley discussing political rhetoric following January 6.
Office of Senator Chuck Grassley
“It was in a stinking letter, and it means nothing like what they say it does.”
— Lauren Boebert
June 26, 2022   •   Boebert referring to Thomas Jefferson’s 1802 letter describing a “wall of separation between Church & State.”
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“I said the slip of the tongue was in using the word countless.”
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders
April 19, 2019   •   Sanders defended her earlier FBI claim after the Mueller report disclosed her interview with investigators.
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“Your problem is you're just another one of those liars on television.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
April 1, 2023   •   Said to CBS correspondent Lesley Stahl.
CBS 60 Minutes
“There simply isn't a world in which you could come up with sufficient protection on the data.”
— Brendan Carr
November 1, 2022   •   Carr explaining why he believed regulatory safeguards would be insufficient to address TikTok security concerns.
Axios interview
“My personal consumption is not high.”
— Elon Musk
April 1, 2022
TED2022
“I was amazed when I heard that number.”
— Donald Trump
February 19, 2025   •   Trump reacting to projections concerning AI electricity demand.
FII Priority Summit — Miami Beach, Florida
“They will become the president and the vice president of the United States on January the 20th.”
— Lindsey Graham
January 6, 2021   •   Graham recognizing the lawful transfer of presidential power.
U.S. Senate Floor
“The FCC must ensure that America has a strong communications network.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr discussing telecommunications infrastructure and national security.
Project 2025 — Mandate for Leadership
“President Biden's weakness on the global stage has emboldened terrorists, bullies, and dictators.”
— Tim Scott
April 1, 2022   •   Scott's assessment of Biden administration foreign policy.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library / Office of Senator Tim Scott
“The video of police conduct in this episode is harrowing.”
— Bill Barr
June 4, 2020   •   Barr discussing the killing of George Floyd.
Department of Justice
“Any rise in prices was devastating for us.”
— Rick Scott
June 12, 2024   •   Scott discussing his childhood in a lower-income household.
Office of Senator Rick Scott
“I know crimes. I can smell them.”
— Rudy Giuliani
November 19, 2020   •   Trump campaign press conference alleging widespread fraud in the 2020 election; courts and election officials rejected the campaign's broad fraud claims.
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