KAKISTOCRACY FILES
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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“These vaccines are not as safe and effective as we all hoped and prayed they would be.”
— Ron Johnson
February 9, 2022   •   Johnson criticizing COVID vaccines. Large-scale evidence continued to show substantial protection against severe illness and death, while effectiveness against infection varied by variant and time since vaccination.
Fox Business / Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“People are looking at the full measure of the man, not just one comment.”
— Kellyanne Conway
October 11, 2026   •   Conway defending Trump during the campaign.
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“We need a president willing to use the powers of the presidency.”
— Russell Vought
October 3, 2026   •   Vought discussing executive authority.
Public remarks
“It's probably the toughest subject.”
— Donald Trump
October 3, 2026   •   Trump discussing health-care legislation after previously promising rapid repeal and replacement of the Affordable Care Act.
Presidential Remarks
“I am here under oath to correct the record.”
— Michael Cohen
February 27, 2019   •   Opening statement before the House Oversight Committee.
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
“That's a pretty definitional position.”
— Newt Gingrich
April 25, 2019   •   Gingrich discussing abortion and healthcare while describing ideological differences between Republicans and Democrats.
Fox News
“That's when I began to realize that all things were possible.”
— Roger Stone
December 1, 2016   •   Discussing Trump's primary victories during the 2016 campaign.
PBS FRONTLINE
“It really doesn't make sense.”
— Jeanine Pirro
November 14, 2020   •   Pirro expressed skepticism about Trump's presidential loss while Republicans performed strongly in some down-ballot races. Split-ticket voting and differing candidate performance do not by themselves establish election fraud.
Fox News — Justice with Judge Jeanine
“What difference, at this point, does it make?”
— Hillary Clinton
January 23, 2013   •   Said during Benghazi testimony while arguing that determining the precise origin of initial talking points was less important than finding the attackers and preventing another attack.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
“Kamala Harris is not qualified to serve as commander in chief.”
— Tulsi Gabbard
October 11, 2026   •   Democratic presidential debate criticism.
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“I would just bomb those suckers.”
— Donald Trump
November 12, 2015   •   Trump discussing his proposed military campaign against ISIS.
Trump Campaign Rally — Fort Dodge, Iowa
“The border is wide open.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters' political characterization of U.S.-Mexico border conditions during the Biden administration. Federal immigration enforcement continued, although encounters and unauthorized crossings rose sharply during portions of Biden's presidency.
Fox News — Jesse Watters Primetime
“They want to keep us in a forever pandemic.”
— Jesse Watters
July 31, 2021   •   Watters' characterization of Democratic COVID-19 policies during the Delta-variant period.
Fox News — Watters' World
“We are family.”
— Tim Scott
April 28, 2021   •   Scott calling for national unity.
Republican Response to President Biden's Joint Address
“Our religious convictions are the convictions of the Bible.”
— Josh Hawley
July 8, 2024   •   Hawley discussing Christianity, nationalism and American political tradition at the National Conservatism Conference.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley / National Conservatism Conference
“Diplomacy and development are essential tools.”
— Hillary Clinton
January 22, 2009   •   Clinton discussing the Obama administration's foreign-policy approach.
U.S. Department of State
“Iran is the source of the problem.”
— Lindsey Graham
October 1, 2023   •   Graham discussing Iranian support for Hamas, Hezbollah and other armed groups following Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel.
Lindsey Graham media remarks
“North Dakota was leading the charge.”
— Doug Burgum
September 27, 2023   •   Burgum discussing North Dakota's legal challenges to Biden administration policies.
Republican Presidential Debate — Simi Valley
“We will go out and find the conspirators not just in government, but in the media.”
— Kash Patel
December 5, 2023   •   On Steve Bannon’s podcast, Patel discussed pursuing people he described as conspirators in government and the media.
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“The Panama Canal was built by Americans for Americans.”
— Donald Trump
March 4, 2025   •   Trump discussing the Panama Canal during his address to a joint session of Congress. The canal was built with a multinational workforce, including large numbers of Caribbean laborers.
Address to Joint Session of Congress