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
“Morality's just gone.”
— Eric Trump
June 6, 2017   •   Eric criticizing his father's political opponents.
Fox News — Hannity
“I didn't take your homework assignment. I'm sorry.”
— Pam Bondi
January 15, 2025
Senate Judiciary Committee
“We are slowly moving... to chaos and anarchy.”
— Jeanine Pirro
May 8, 2021   •   Pirro's characterization of changes she perceived in the American criminal justice system and attitudes toward law enforcement.
Fox News — Justice with Judge Jeanine
“In order to make U.S. manufacturing non-competitive.”
— Donald Trump
November 6, 2012   •   Trump explaining his unsupported claim that China had created the concept of global warming.
Donald Trump Twitter Account
“Every night I stay up all night worried about that.”
— Rudy Giuliani
June 4, 2018   •   Sarcastic response to CNN's Chris Cuomo asking whether he worried about his legacy.
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“Never fight uphill, me boys.”
— Donald Trump
April 13, 2024   •   Trump attributed this statement to Confederate General Robert E. Lee while recounting Gettysburg. Historians have noted there is no established historical record of Lee making this quotation.
Trump Campaign Rally — Schnecksville, Pennsylvania
“Let's take an ad.”
— Donald Trump
March 21, 2017   •   Trump joking that Republicans should advertise Abraham Lincoln's Republican affiliation.
NRCC March Dinner
“If Putin gets away with this, China will invade Taiwan.”
— Lindsey Graham
October 3, 2026   •   Graham arguing that failure to stop Russia would encourage Chinese aggression. This was a geopolitical prediction.
Lindsey Graham media remarks
“The society they have built works mainly for themselves.”
— Josh Hawley
December 5, 2019   •   Hawley's economic-populist criticism of elites.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“I will continue to speak the truth.”
— Alina Habba
October 3, 2026   •   Habba discussing her public defense of Trump.
Alina Habba public remarks
“He never gives up.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
October 3, 2026   •   Guilfoyle praising Donald Trump's persistence.
Kimberly Guilfoyle political remarks
“Iraq is a crappy place filled with a bunch of, you know, semiliterate primitive monkeys.”
— Tucker Carlson
October 11, 2026   •   Comments made on a radio program.
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“President Trump is my President.”
— Jeanine Pirro
November 14, 2020   •   Pirro was referring to Trump remaining the sitting president during the transition period following the 2020 election.
Fox News — Justice with Judge Jeanine
“That's what the bottom line is.”
— Donald Trump
March 6, 2020   •   Trump emphasizing his claim that anyone wanting a COVID-19 test could receive one.
CDC Visit — Atlanta
“Captain, we don't see any lights.”
— Donald Trump
February 19, 2025   •   Trump recounting what he said while Air Force One approached an airfield without normal runway lighting for security reasons.
FII Priority Summit — Miami Beach, Florida
“They died of snake bites and mosquitoes.”
— Donald Trump
March 4, 2025   •   Trump discussing causes of death during Panama Canal construction. Mosquito-borne malaria and yellow fever were major threats; his overall death figure was substantially overstated.
Address to Joint Session of Congress
“Trump and I have had a hell of a journey.”
— Lindsey Graham
January 6, 2021   •   Graham speaking after the attack on the Capitol.
Congressional Record
“I saw the greatest people I've ever seen in action.”
— Donald Trump
April 18, 2016   •   Trump praising police officers, firefighters and others who responded to the September 11 attacks.
Trump Campaign Rally — Buffalo, New York