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
“All of the action is in the fourth-branch agencies.”
— Russell Vought
June 1, 2024   •   Vought used "fourth branch" as a critical description of administrative agencies he believed exercised excessive policymaking authority.
Steve Bannon's War Room / RealClearPolitics transcript
“I don't have any specific memory of that.”
— Hope Hicks
June 19, 2019   •   Hicks responding during closed-door House Judiciary Committee testimony.
House Judiciary Committee
“I think there should be a literacy test and a poll tax for people to vote.”
— Ann Coulter
October 11, 2026   •   Coulter discussing voting.
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“They led the resistance.”
— Greg Gutfeld
December 7, 2021   •   Gutfeld's characterization of mainstream media behavior during the Trump administration.
Fox News — Gutfeld!
“And I think that's a good thing.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 26, 2016   •   Clinton continuing her response about preparing for the presidency.
Presidential debate
“Viruses don't vote.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Comedic shorthand for Gutfeld's argument that infectious diseases are not partisan.
Fox News — The Five
“Alyssa looks like a genius.”
— Hope Hicks
January 6, 2021   •   Hicks referring to former White House communications official Alyssa Farah Griffin, who had resigned before January 6.
House January 6 Select Committee
“Every single state.”
— Mike Lindell
August 5, 2021   •   Answer to CNN when asked whether votes had been changed in every state; CNN reported election and cybersecurity experts found no proof supporting his hacking claims.
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“In any age, the so-called progressives treat politics as their religion.”
— Bill Barr
November 15, 2019   •   Barr's characterization of progressive politics.
Federalist Society National Lawyers Convention
“I mourn the loss of life that occurred in the Capitol.”
— Ron Johnson
January 7, 2021   •   Johnson responding to the January 6 Capitol attack.
Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“That's 2020.”
— Jesse Watters
June 12, 2021   •   Watters compared 2020 to discovering after a breakup that a relationship had been fake.
Fox News — Watters' World
“The claim that the FCC threatened to revoke broadcast licenses is simply incorrect.”
— Brendan Carr
September 25, 2025   •   Carr denied accusations that his comments concerning Jimmy Kimmel amounted to a threat to revoke broadcasters' licenses.
Letter from Brendan Carr to Senator Edward Markey
“This investigation is a complete sham.”
— Sean Hannity
December 1, 2021   •   Hannity's characterization of the House January 6 investigation.
Hannity / Fox News
“I think it's transformative, for sure.”
— Russell Vought
July 1, 2024   •   Vought discussing JD Vance's selection.
Centre for Climate Reporting undercover recording
“He has been targeted with lies.”
— Alina Habba
September 6, 2024   •   Habba's characterization of legal allegations and cases involving Trump.
Donald Trump New York Press Conference
“I hope someday, Mr. President, you can forget it.”
— Anthony Scaramucci
July 21, 2017
White House Press Briefing
“Why should we have our country be wide open while theirs is closed?”
— Howard Lutnick
July 20, 2025   •   Lutnick arguing for reciprocal market access.
CBS — Face the Nation
“That's what most Americans are.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
October 3, 2026   •   Greene was discussing Christian nationalism.
Public remarks
“The American people seem to understand him.”
— Sean Hannity
October 3, 2026   •   Hannity discussing Donald Trump's unconventional political style with Mark Levin.
Fox News — Hannity