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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“Could that cause a fire?”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
November 17, 2018   •   From the same Facebook post speculating that a beam associated with space-based solar generation might have caused a California wildfire.
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“But not that sarcastic, to be honest with you.”
— Donald Trump
August 12, 2016   •   Trump immediately qualifying his claim that his statement describing Obama as the founder of ISIS had been sarcastic.
Trump Campaign Remarks — Erie, Pennsylvania
“They thought that was protection.”
— Donald Trump
January 25, 2025   •   Trump mocking Danish defense measures in Greenland.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“Islam is a political ideology.”
— Michael Flynn
October 12, 2026   •   Flynn discussing Islam during the 2016 campaign period.
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“The weaponized Biden-Harris Administration.”
— Jim Jordan
October 15, 2025   •   Jordan's characterization of the previous administration and Justice Department.
House Judiciary Committee
“He's happy with what he just said.”
— Donald Trump
February 5, 2026   •   Trump continuing his joke about former President Biden's cognitive abilities.
National Prayer Breakfast
“We’re trying to create a war.”
— Tommy Tuberville
September 12, 2024   •   In a Senate floor speech, Tuberville argued that allowing Ukraine to strike deeper inside Russia risked escalating the conflict.
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“That makes me smart.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 26, 2016   •   Donald Trump's response, not Clinton's. INCLUDED ONLY FOR CONTEXT — DO NOT IMPORT AS A CLINTON QUOTE.
Presidential debate
“Politics shouldn't be your religion.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld criticizing excessive political tribalism.
Fox News — Gutfeld!
“It's a mess.”
— Donald Trump
May 20, 2026   •   Trump describing conditions in Cuba.
Press Gaggle After Air Force One Arrival
“They will defund, dismantle and destroy America's law enforcement.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
August 24, 2020   •   Guilfoyle's campaign claim concerning Biden and Harris. Biden explicitly opposed defunding the police during the 2020 campaign.
Republican National Convention
“The criminals know there are no consequences.”
— Jeanine Pirro
December 1, 2021   •   Pirro's characterization of criminal-justice policies.
Justice with Judge Jeanine
“I wrote a book called 'Don't Lie to Me.'”
— Jeanine Pirro
October 3, 2020
Justice with Judge Jeanine
“I sit up here and speak the truth.”
— Pam Bondi
January 15, 2025
Senate Judiciary Committee
“When you show weakness anywhere, it affects strength everywhere.”
— Tim Scott
May 21, 2024   •   Scott criticizing Biden administration foreign policy during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee / Office of Senator Tim Scott
“Joe Biden allowed his son to catch a ride on Air Force Two.”
— James Comer
November 29, 2023   •   Comer discussing instances in which Hunter Biden traveled aboard Air Force Two while Joe Biden was vice president.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
“Don't eat too much.”
— Donald Trump
June 4, 2025   •   Trump concluding remarks to administration officials and guests at a White House summer event.
White House Summer Soiree
“If you killed Ted Cruz on the floor of the Senate... nobody could convict you.”
— Lindsey Graham
February 25, 2016   •   Graham joking about Ted Cruz's unpopularity among Senate colleagues. This was hyperbolic political humor, not advocacy of violence.
Washington Press Club Foundation Dinner
“I've spent a lot of time at the border.”
— Sean Hannity
July 1, 2021
Hannity / Fox News