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
“He brought over 60 lawsuits and lost all but one of them.”
— Chuck Grassley
February 13, 2021   •   Grassley discussing Trump's unsuccessful legal effort to challenge the 2020 election.
Office of Senator Chuck Grassley
“The people who put on overalls... are worth fighting for.”
— Josh Hawley
December 1, 2022   •   Hawley defending railroad workers during congressional intervention in rail contract negotiations.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“Working Americans think the system is rigged.”
— Josh Hawley
December 1, 2022   •   Hawley's interpretation of public reaction to the government's intervention in the rail dispute.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“There's going to be electricians.”
— Howard Lutnick
April 6, 2025   •   Lutnick describing jobs he expected reshored manufacturing to create.
CBS — Face the Nation
“These are not easy issues.”
— Ivanka Trump
August 2, 2018   •   Ivanka discussing immigration and family separation.
Axios News Shapers Interview
“Acting for American interests.”
— Josh Hawley
April 20, 2023   •   Hawley advocating a nationalist foreign policy.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“We will defeat this virus.”
— Steve Scalise
August 24, 2020   •   Scalise discussing COVID-19 during the Republican National Convention.
Republican National Convention
“Look at my African American over here. Look at him.”
— Donald Trump
June 3, 2016   •   Campaign rally in Redding, California.
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“The issue is how we confront, stare it down and fight back.”
— Jeanine Pirro
October 3, 2020   •   Pirro discussing how individuals and the country should respond to crises including COVID-19.
Fox News — Justice with Judge Jeanine
“I've seen this first hand.”
— Steve Scalise
August 24, 2020   •   Scalise introducing his account of Trump's visit after the 2017 congressional baseball shooting.
Republican National Convention
“I think it was a sound policy.”
— Russell Vought
January 16, 2025   •   Vought was defending Schedule F, a Trump-era policy designed to make certain policy-related federal employees easier to dismiss.
Senate OMB confirmation hearing
“Won't be tolerated.”
— Karoline Leavitt
January 29, 2025   •   Leavitt was discussing illegal immigration and Trump's expectation that foreign governments accept repatriated citizens.
White House press briefing
“We believe the president has the authority to control the executive branch.”
— Russell Vought
October 3, 2026
Public remarks
“For them, it's politics and power.”
— Sean Hannity
July 1, 2021   •   Hannity referring to Democrats, media organizations and technology companies.
Hannity / Fox News
“Twitter is the digital town square where matters vital to the future of humanity are debated.”
— Elon Musk
April 1, 2022   •   Musk explaining his proposed acquisition of Twitter.
Public statement
“Mine, Baby, Mine.”
— Doug Burgum
April 8, 2025   •   Burgum adapting Trump's "drill, baby, drill" slogan while announcing policies supporting coal development.
U.S. Department of the Interior
“I need to stay focused on my job.”
— Corey Lewandowski
March 1, 2016   •   Lewandowski discussing his role as Trump's campaign manager.
Washington Post
“I reinvented electric cars and I'm sending people to Mars in a rocket ship.”
— Elon Musk
May 8, 2021
Saturday Night Live monologue
“President Biden is the president of the United States.”
— Pam Bondi
January 15, 2025   •   Said when senators questioned Bondi about the outcome of the 2020 presidential election.
Senate Judiciary Committee
“I knew the speech very well.”
— Donald Trump
July 5, 2019   •   Trump discussing his Revolutionary War airport mistake while blaming problems with the teleprompter.
White House Press Exchange