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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“Well, they call them that. I call them Americans.”
— Tommy Tuberville
May 8, 2023   •   In a WBHM radio interview, Tuberville was asked whether white nationalists should be allowed to serve in the military. His office later said he was objecting to labeling Trump supporters as white nationalists.
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“Employs so many people.”
— Donald Trump
March 6, 2019   •   Trump praising Apple during a White House workforce meeting.
White House — American Workforce Policy Advisory Board
“Joe Biden has not been honest with the American public.”
— Ron Johnson
December 18, 2020   •   Johnson's characterization of Biden's statements concerning his son's foreign business activities.
Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“So we have 140-year-old people, plus, millions of them.”
— Donald Trump
February 20, 2025   •   Trump treating anomalous Social Security database records as people of extreme age. The records did not establish that millions of such people were alive.
Republican Governors Association Dinner
“I would definitely say so.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
April 1, 2023   •   Answering Lesley Stahl after being asked about her characterization of Democrats as a party of pedophiles.
CBS 60 Minutes
“That's not what my campaign is about.”
— Marco Rubio
March 4, 2016   •   Rubio contrasting his campaign with Trump's use of personal attacks.
CNN / The American Presidency Project
“Raises serious doubts about the federal government's respect for Americans' fundamental civil liberties.”
— Jim Jordan
March 21, 2024   •   Jordan discussing allegations of warrantless financial surveillance involving the IRS and DOJ.
House Judiciary Committee
“It's my judgment that I was fired because of the Russia investigation.”
— James Comey
June 8, 2017   •   Comey's assessment of Trump's motivation for dismissing him.
Senate Intelligence Committee
“I know nothing about WikiLeaks. It’s really not my thing.”
— Donald Trump
April 11, 2019   •   White House remarks after Julian Assange's arrest.
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“That is my job.”
— Karoline Leavitt
January 29, 2025   •   Leavitt describing her responsibility to speak for President Trump.
White House press briefing
“The claim that the FCC threatened to revoke broadcast licenses is simply incorrect.”
— Brendan Carr
September 25, 2025   •   Carr denied accusations that his comments concerning Jimmy Kimmel amounted to a threat to revoke broadcasters' licenses.
Letter from Brendan Carr to Senator Edward Markey
“TikTok is not just another video app.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr arguing that TikTok presented national-security and data-security concerns beyond those associated with an ordinary social-media application.
Brendan Carr / FCC
“The vast majority of Muslims ... live in the 1300s.”
— Charlie Kirk
October 11, 2023   •   On The Charlie Kirk Show after Hamas' October 7 attack, arguing that most Muslims hold what he called a medieval worldview. Ellipsis marks omitted intervening words.
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“My father... came to this nation in pursuit of the American Dream.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
August 24, 2020   •   Guilfoyle discussing her family background during her RNC speech.
Republican National Convention
“The oranges of the investigation.”
— Donald Trump
April 2, 2019   •   Trump again apparently substituting "oranges" for "origins" while discussing the Russia investigation.
White House Oval Office Remarks
“The left believes Trump must be a dictator.”
— Jesse Watters
August 27, 2025   •   Watters' characterization of criticism directed at Trump's use of federal authority.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“Free labor and slave labor should never be put on an even plane.”
— Josh Hawley
October 31, 2021   •   Hawley criticizing outsourcing production to countries with abusive labor practices.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“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
“Today, people are still trying to control the weather.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
September 17, 2025
House DOGE Subcommittee hearing on weather modification