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 may love what the generals come back with.”
— Donald Trump
September 7, 2016   •   Trump saying he would ask generals for a plan against ISIS despite previously saying he knew more about ISIS than the generals.
NBC Commander-in-Chief Forum
“I'm not going to commit to that.”
— Donald Trump
January 7, 2025   •   Trump declining to rule out military or economic coercion regarding Greenland and the Panama Canal.
Mar-a-Lago Press Conference
“The FCC will focus on competence.”
— Brendan Carr
January 1, 2025   •   Carr discussing his decision to end FCC DEI initiatives.
FCC / Brendan Carr statement
“They weren't working well.”
— Donald Trump
April 9, 2025   •   Trump criticizing paper straws.
White House Executive Order Remarks
“He had no idea he was president.”
— Donald Trump
February 5, 2026   •   Trump insulting former President Joe Biden while speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast.
National Prayer Breakfast
“Obviously there would have to be an incredibly high standard for who would be able to bear arms in our school.”
— Ivanka Trump
February 25, 2018   •   Ivanka discussing President Trump's proposal to arm specially trained teachers following the Parkland school shooting.
NBC News Interview — PyeongChang Winter Olympics
“The American people aren't stupid.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters arguing that voters could distinguish political messaging from their own experiences.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“We believe in two genders, it is male and female.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
May 16, 2023
House Homeland Security Committee hearing
“It's going to dominate every industry that ever conceived.”
— Donald Trump
July 23, 2025   •   Trump making an expansive prediction about AI's future influence.
Artificial Intelligence Policy Speech — Washington, D.C.
“It's opening in the state of Pennsylvania.”
— Donald Trump
August 22, 2017   •   Trump discussing a newly announced Pennsylvania coal mine while explaining his conception of "clean coal."
Trump Rally — Phoenix, Arizona
“We're getting Washington out of the way.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr discussing deregulation and telecommunications infrastructure deployment.
FCC
“My father is a feminist.”
— Ivanka Trump
July 3, 2016   •   Ivanka defending Donald Trump's record on women during the 2016 presidential campaign. Donald Trump had faced criticism over numerous public comments about women.
Sunday Times Interview
“I worked with John Kelly, and he was totally unequipped to handle the genius of our great President.”
— Stephanie Grisham
October 26, 2019   •   Grisham responded to criticism of Trump from former White House chief of staff John Kelly.
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“Do I stay on top of the boat and get electrocuted?”
— Donald Trump
June 9, 2024   •   Trump continuing his hypothetical involving a sinking electric boat and a shark.
Trump Campaign Rally — Las Vegas, Nevada
“Oh, maybe she's not crazy.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
April 1, 2023   •   Greene describing what she says colleagues eventually conclude about her positions.
CBS 60 Minutes
“This was the biggest crime against the United States and the world in history.”
— Mike Lindell
Voting-machine statement quoted in federal court records.
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“The President must set and enforce a plan for the executive branch.”
— Russell Vought
October 3, 2026
Project 2025 — Mandate for Leadership
“I am so sorry that the FBI workforce had to hear them.”
— James Comey
June 8, 2017
Senate Intelligence Committee
“Blaming the other side... should be below leaders in America.”
— Tim Scott
May 1, 2022   •   Scott discussing political responses to the racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, New York.
NPR / Office of Senator Tim Scott
“I have a hard time imagining any scenario where even one Democrat... would vote to disapprove of any of Biden's electors.”
— Ron Johnson
January 4, 2021   •   Johnson discussing the expected congressional certification of Biden's Electoral College victory.
Newsmax / Office of Senator Ron Johnson