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
“This is just not something that I ever had anything to do with.”
— Eric Trump
March 1, 2023   •   Eric describing his claimed lack of involvement with his father's Statements of Financial Condition.
New York Attorney General Civil Fraud Case — Eric Trump Deposition
“Shame on you, Trump. Seriously.”
— Alex Jones
August 22, 2021   •   Jones attacking Trump after Trump publicly recommended COVID-19 vaccination.
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“And I've said a lot of things.”
— Donald Trump
March 16, 2016   •   Trump continuing his explanation of his foreign-policy consultation process.
MSNBC Morning Joe
“Enough is enough.”
— Lindsey Graham
January 6, 2021   •   Graham rejecting further challenges to certification following the Capitol attack.
Congressional Record
“Over 130,000 people over the age of 160 years old.”
— Donald Trump
February 20, 2025   •   Trump citing implausible ages found in Social Security administrative data. These records were not proof that such people were living or receiving benefits.
Republican Governors Association Dinner
“I can just see the great General George Patton spinning in his grave.”
— Donald Trump
September 7, 2016   •   Trump invoking General George Patton while criticizing the campaign against ISIS.
NBC Commander-in-Chief Forum
“An increasingly powerful social media that censors news and conservative voices.”
— Ron Johnson
January 7, 2021   •   Johnson criticizing content moderation by social-media companies.
Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“This MAGA movement needs to continue.”
— Lindsey Graham
February 14, 2021   •   Graham speaking after Trump's second impeachment trial, despite having declared "count me out" on January 6.
Fox News Sunday
“If you're into whales, you don't want windmills either.”
— Donald Trump
January 20, 2025   •   Trump linking offshore wind development to whale deaths. Federal scientists have said there is no evidence linking offshore wind development to the whale deaths Trump has cited.
Donald Trump Public Remarks
“Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.”
— Donald Trump
July 22, 2020   •   Fox News interview describing a cognitive screening test.
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“How do we do it inside the body?”
— Donald Trump
April 24, 2020   •   Trump recounting the question he said he had posed regarding whether laboratory findings involving sunlight or disinfectants could have relevance inside the human body.
White House Press Remarks
“Our nation is hurting as a result of President Biden's policy failures.”
— Chuck Grassley
February 7, 2023   •   Grassley's partisan assessment of the Biden presidency.
Office of Senator Chuck Grassley
“We have to get the overall numbers way, way down.”
— JD Vance
October 29, 2025   •   At a Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi, arguing for reductions in legal immigration.
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“It has never been more crucial to secure our elections.”
— Rick Scott
July 16, 2026   •   Scott advocating additional election-security legislation.
Office of Senator Rick Scott
“We will defeat Hillary Clinton.”
— Marco Rubio
February 6, 2016   •   Rubio predicting the outcome if Republicans nominated him in 2016. Donald Trump ultimately became the Republican nominee and defeated Clinton.
ABC Republican presidential debate / The American Presidency Project
“The operation categorized prominent Republicans and conservative organizations as 'conduits' of Russian disinformation.”
— Jim Jordan
September 2, 2026   •   Jordan describing information contained in newly released documents concerning the FBI's Round River operation.
House Judiciary Committee
“End this double standard that exists now in our justice system.”
— Jim Jordan
July 12, 2023   •   Jordan alleging unequal treatment in federal law enforcement.
House Judiciary Committee — FBI Oversight Hearing
“Who knows?”
— Donald Trump
February 19, 2025   •   Trump expressing uncertainty about predictions that artificial intelligence would transform the economy.
FII Priority Summit — Miami Beach, Florida
“He loves talking to the American people.”
— Karoline Leavitt
October 3, 2026   •   Referring to President Trump.
White House Press Briefing