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
“Washington doesn't understand the country.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 3, 2026
Public commentary
“It is not acceptable at the Department of Justice.”
— Bill Barr
July 28, 2020   •   Barr referring to partisan political considerations in DOJ decision-making.
House Judiciary Committee
“If you give a kid shot after shot after shot, you're going to have vaccine injuries.”
— Stephen Miller
August 10, 2026   •   At a White House event on vaccination schedules, arguing for changes to childhood vaccination practices.
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“His Justice Department ... is officially involved in the cover-up.”
— Alex Jones
February 9, 2026   •   Jones alleging, without established proof, a Trump DOJ cover-up involving the Epstein files.
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“Ask Garrett O'Boyle.”
— Jim Jordan
July 12, 2023   •   Jordan citing FBI employee Garrett O'Boyle while alleging retaliation against whistleblowers.
House Judiciary Committee — FBI Oversight Hearing
“There’s one person that changes the climate in this country and that’s God.”
— Tommy Tuberville
August 6, 2019   •   Tuberville made the remark while campaigning for Senate and discussing climate change. Scientific assessments attribute the dominant cause of recent global warming to human greenhouse-gas emissions.
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“The campaign for him was always a marketing opportunity.”
— Michael Cohen
February 27, 2019   •   Cohen's characterization of Trump's 2016 campaign.
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
“Pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it—that is my world view.”
— Mike Johnson
October 11, 2026   •   Johnson describing his worldview.
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“There's the energy crisis, the supply chain crisis, the COVID crisis.”
— Jeanine Pirro
October 30, 2021   •   Pirro describing her assessment of the first ten months of the Biden administration.
Fox News — Justice with Judge Jeanine
“It's absurd as a country, do we have a policy of declaring the children of illegal aliens to be automatic citizens.”
— Stephen Miller
April 28, 2025   •   Speaking to reporters after questions about a deported mother who took her U.S.-citizen children with her; Miller criticized birthright citizenship.
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“So I accepted what he was saying.”
— Ivanka Trump
April 1, 2022   •   Ivanka testifying that she accepted Attorney General William Barr's assessment concerning claims of widespread fraud in the 2020 election.
House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack — Recorded Deposition
“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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“This time around, I am choosing to prioritize my young children.”
— Ivanka Trump
November 15, 2022   •   Ivanka explaining why she would not join her father's 2024 presidential campaign.
Ivanka Trump Public Statement
“This President was never given an orderly transition of power. His presidency was never accepted.”
— Kayleigh McEnany
November 20, 2020   •   McEnany contrasted the 2020 transition dispute with opposition Trump faced after the 2016 election.
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“Many Americans do not believe that this election was fair.”
— Sean Hannity
November 12, 2020   •   Hannity discussing public doubts about the 2020 election. Courts and election officials did not establish fraud sufficient to alter the result.
Hannity / Fox News
“We shouldn't soon forget.”
— Rick Scott
February 10, 2022   •   Scott discussing Chinese government propaganda surrounding the Beijing Winter Olympics.
Office of Senator Rick Scott / America First Policy Institute
“These 'gotaways' outnumber the combined populations of Kansas City and St. Louis.”
— Josh Hawley
January 24, 2024   •   Hawley discussing a Congressional Budget Office estimate of people who crossed the border without being apprehended during fiscal 2023.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“We had to treat them as an adversary.”
— Rick Scott
February 10, 2022   •   Scott describing his preferred U.S. policy toward China.
Office of Senator Rick Scott / America First Policy Institute