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
“I took it as a direction.”
— James Comey
June 8, 2017   •   Comey discussing Trump's request regarding Michael Flynn.
Senate Intelligence Committee
“From my point of view, he's been a consequential president.”
— Lindsey Graham
January 6, 2021   •   Graham assessing Trump's presidency while announcing he would no longer support challenges to the election result.
U.S. Senate Floor
“The FCC should require more transparency from Big Tech.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr advocated disclosure requirements concerning technology companies' content-moderation practices.
Project 2025 — Mandate for Leadership
“Senate Republicans must hold firm.”
— Ron Johnson
December 8, 2023   •   Johnson urging Republicans to condition Ukraine aid on changes to U.S. border policy.
Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“Fear is the product.”
— Greg Gutfeld
July 29, 2021   •   Gutfeld criticizing what he viewed as alarmist media coverage of COVID-19.
Fox News — Gutfeld!
“My uncle was a professor, was at MIT.”
— Donald Trump
March 29, 2016   •   Trump invoking his uncle John G. Trump, an MIT professor and electrical engineer, while discussing nuclear weapons.
CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall
“I couldn't get away with making it number one.”
— Donald Trump
February 20, 2025   •   Trump discussing the reaction to calling tariffs his favorite word.
Republican Governors Association Dinner
“This is by any reasonable standard a crazy decision.”
— Newt Gingrich
May 1, 2021   •   Gingrich criticizing the Biden administration's handling of sanctions connected to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Fox News — The Ingraham Angle
“I absolutely will not support Hillary Clinton for President.”
— Lindsey Graham
May 9, 2016
U.S. Senate
“I try to stay out of politics.”
— Ivanka Trump
June 26, 2017   •   Ivanka made the statement while serving as an assistant to President Donald Trump in the White House. She explained that she distinguished political strategy from the policy issues she worked on.
Fox & Friends Interview
“Law enforcement deserves our respect.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
October 3, 2026   •   Guilfoyle discussing policing and criminal justice.
Kimberly Guilfoyle political remarks
“You can't spin somebody's rent.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing housing costs and political messaging about the economy.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“I remember saying, 'I agree he is a good guy.'”
— James Comey
June 8, 2017   •   Comey recounting his response when Trump discussed Michael Flynn.
Senate Intelligence Committee
“Holy hell to pay.”
— Lindsey Graham
July 1, 2017   •   Graham warning Trump against firing Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
Lindsey Graham media remarks
“This country will be like a rocket ship that goes straight up.”
— Donald Trump
May 8, 2025   •   Trump predicting economic performance following passage of his tax legislation and trade agreements.
White House Remarks on U.S.-UK Trade Agreement
“This is a very dangerous period.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 3, 2026
Public commentary
“I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year.”
— Charlie Kirk
October 10, 2026   •   Kirk discussing the Second Amendment.
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“Going to a military high school, Donald, is really not military service.”
— Lindsey Graham
December 8, 2015
CNN
“There was no obstruction.”
— Corey Lewandowski
September 17, 2019   •   Lewandowski's characterization of the Mueller investigation. Mueller explicitly did not make a traditional prosecutorial judgment on obstruction and wrote that the report did not exonerate Trump on that issue.
House Judiciary Committee