KAKISTOCRACY (noun) — Government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people.
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5728 quotes
“When I said that I'm a Christian nationalist, I have nothing to be ashamed of.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
October 3, 2026
Public remarks
“I will work tirelessly.”
— Alina Habba
March 28, 2025   •   Habba discussing her new federal prosecutorial role.
White House Swearing-In Ceremony
“Social Security, as you know, generally speaking, people don't live to be over 100 years old.”
— Donald Trump
February 20, 2025   •   Trump introducing claims about implausibly old people appearing in Social Security Administration database records. Subsequent reporting and SSA explanations indicated that records lacking death information or containing legacy-data issues were not evidence that millions of people over 100 were receiving benefits.
Republican Governors Association Dinner
“It's great for them because they were in big trouble economically.”
— Donald Trump
February 5, 2026   •   Trump discussing Venezuela's economic condition and its relationship with the United States.
National Prayer Breakfast
“Because you’d be in jail.”
— Donald Trump
October 9, 2016   •   Second presidential debate, responding to Hillary Clinton.
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“Build greatness in America.”
— Howard Lutnick
March 3, 2025   •   Lutnick promoting domestic semiconductor manufacturing.
U.S. Department of Commerce
“Your testimony is necessary.”
— Jim Jordan
October 14, 2025   •   Jordan demanding testimony from former Special Counsel Jack Smith.
House Judiciary Committee
“I think it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year.”
— Charlie Kirk
October 11, 2026   •   Kirk discussing the Second Amendment.
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“We now have a border that is reaching unprecedented levels of operational success.”
— Karoline Leavitt
June 1, 2025   •   Leavitt's assessment of border enforcement.
White House Press Briefing
“It took over the airports.”
— Donald Trump
July 4, 2019   •   Trump describing the Continental Army. Airports did not exist during the Revolutionary War; the first powered airplane flight occurred in 1903.
White House — Salute to America
“I don't feel sorry for Hunter Biden.”
— Ron Johnson
December 9, 2023   •   Johnson discussing Hunter Biden's tax and personal conduct.
Fox News / Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“We're going to put victims first.”
— Alina Habba
October 3, 2026   •   Habba discussing federal prosecution priorities.
Alina Habba public remarks
“The left has tried to demolish President Trump.”
— Alina Habba
July 18, 2024   •   Habba characterizing Trump's legal and political difficulties as politically motivated attacks.
Republican National Convention
“And I haven't touched my face in weeks.”
— Donald Trump
March 4, 2020   •   Trump joking while discussing public-health recommendations intended to reduce coronavirus transmission.
White House Meeting with Airline Executives
“Mr. Trump called me a rat for choosing to tell the truth.”
— Michael Cohen
February 27, 2019   •   Cohen describing Trump's public attacks against him.
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
“I never understood wind.”
— Donald Trump
December 21, 2019   •   Trump beginning an extended discussion of wind energy during a Turning Point USA speech.
White House — Turning Point USA Student Action Summit
“We're the only family — we stopped doing deals when my father became president.”
— Eric Trump
October 1, 2019   •   Eric contrasting the Trump family with the Bidens. The Trump Organization announced restrictions on new foreign deals during Donald Trump's presidency, but continued operating existing international businesses and engaging in domestic transactions.
Fox News — Justice with Judge Jeanine
“I hope you're able to find the 30,000 e-mails that are missing.”
— Donald Trump
July 27, 2016   •   Trump publicly calling on Russia to locate Hillary Clinton's deleted emails. Trump later characterized the remark as sarcasm or humor.
Trump Press Conference — Doral, Florida
“This is for us when our government becomes tyrannical.”
— Sharron Angle
January 1, 2010   •   Angle was explaining her view of the Second Amendment during her Nevada Senate campaign.
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