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 do not have a doubt that we will succeed.”
— Alina Habba
February 16, 2024   •   Habba predicting Trump's legal team would ultimately prevail.
Fox News — Hannity
“President Trump was rightly criticized for dodging a question about the peaceful transfer of power.”
— Chuck Grassley
October 1, 2020   •   Grassley criticizing Trump's response when asked whether he would commit to a peaceful transfer of power following the 2020 election.
Office of Senator Chuck Grassley
“The United States needs to stay out of regime-change wars.”
— Tulsi Gabbard
October 11, 2026   •   Gabbard discussing foreign policy.
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“It was obvious Hunter's laptop was authentic.”
— Ron Johnson
March 30, 2022   •   Johnson discussing materials attributed to Hunter Biden. Major news organizations later authenticated portions of the laptop data.
Fox News / Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“Placing our core national interest above all else is not isolationism.”
— Marco Rubio
January 15, 2025   •   Rubio defending an America First approach to foreign policy during his confirmation hearing.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee — confirmation testimony
“The dam is breaking.”
— Ron Johnson
February 9, 2022   •   Johnson arguing that information contradicting official COVID policy was becoming more widely known.
Fox Business / Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“Dramatization is not exaggeration.”
— Roger Stone
October 3, 2026   •   From Stone's Rules: How to Win at Politics, Business, and Style.
Stone's Rules
“You don't sip through a straw.”
— Jesse Watters
September 1, 2024   •   Watters criticizing Tim Walz during a lighthearted but politically framed discussion about masculinity.
Fox News — The Five
“The presidency gets worse every day.”
— Anthony Scaramucci
August 1, 2019   •   Scaramucci's assessment of the Trump presidency after withdrawing his support.
CNN
“Dismantling organized narcotics networks.”
— Jeanine Pirro
September 21, 2026   •   Pirro identifying one priority of federal law-enforcement operations in D.C.
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
“On this program, we are consistent.”
— Sean Hannity
July 1, 2021   •   Hannity discussing his show's condemnation of political violence.
Hannity / Fox News
“Please don't feel so stupid or insecure.”
— Donald Trump
May 8, 2013   •   Trump addressing people he called "losers and haters" while boasting about his IQ.
Donald Trump Twitter Account
“They tried to put President Trump in prison for 700 years.”
— Peter Navarro
August 11, 2026   •   Remarks outside the White House.
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“We believe in free speech.”
— Jeanine Pirro
November 14, 2020   •   Pirro discussing criticism of challenges to the 2020 presidential election results.
Fox News — Justice with Judge Jeanine
“Everybody's got to look at the rhetoric.”
— Steve Scalise
July 14, 2024   •   Scalise discussing political rhetoric following the assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
Fox News — Fox & Friends Weekend
“Why was there the Civil War?”
— Donald Trump
May 1, 2017   •   Trump rhetorically questioning the causes of the Civil War. Historians overwhelmingly identify slavery and disputes over its expansion and preservation as the central cause.
Washington Examiner Interview with Salena Zito
“Our Army manned the air.”
— Donald Trump
July 4, 2019   •   Trump describing the Continental Army during his Salute to America speech. Powered aircraft did not exist during the Revolutionary War.
White House — Salute to America
“I'm not sure we would've had a transition at all.”
— Bill Barr
June 2, 2022   •   Barr discussing the importance of DOJ investigating and rejecting unsupported election-fraud allegations.
January 6 Committee Interview
“I hope time will prove that I have done a good job.”
— Ivanka Trump
April 5, 2017   •   Ivanka discussing how her White House role should ultimately be judged.
CBS This Morning Interview with Gayle King
“It's kind of like the trifecta of truth.”
— Michael Cohen
September 1, 2020   •   Cohen describing books by himself, Mary Trump and Stephanie Winston Wolkoff.
MSNBC Rachel Maddow interview