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
“CPAC was founded to challenge the Republican establishment.”
— Newt Gingrich
February 10, 2012   •   Gingrich speaking during his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
CPAC / American Presidency Project
“America was founded on the life changing power of freedom, opportunity, and hope.”
— Tim Scott
April 1, 2022   •   Scott discussing American political ideals.
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library / Office of Senator Tim Scott
“With artificial intelligence, we are summoning the demon.”
— Elon Musk
October 3, 2026   •   Musk was describing his concerns about potentially dangerous advanced AI.
MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics Centennial Symposium
“I was loyal to Mr. Trump because he was my boss.”
— Michael Cohen
February 27, 2019
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
“I think we're going to have it.”
— Donald Trump
January 25, 2025   •   Trump predicting that the United States would obtain Greenland. Greenland and Denmark repeatedly stated that Greenland was not for sale.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“I have a very good brain and I’ve said a lot of things.”
— Donald Trump
March 16, 2016   •   Interview discussing foreign-policy advisers.
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“I added the word 'Great.'”
— Donald Trump
July 18, 2025   •   Trump discussing his preferred name for the "Great Big Beautiful Bill."
GENIUS Act Signing Ceremony
“The persistence of domestic violence... underscores the urgent need for stronger enforcement tools.”
— Jeanine Pirro
April 24, 2026   •   Pirro announcing proposed legislation designed to strengthen protections for domestic-violence victims in D.C.
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
“He is willing to take enormous punishment.”
— Newt Gingrich
April 2, 2024   •   Gingrich discussing Trump's persistence in politics.
PBS FRONTLINE
“I'm okay with it because I liked Doctor Martin Luther King.”
— Donald Trump
August 8, 2024   •   Trump concluding his comparison between his January 6 crowd and Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 audience.
Mar-a-Lago Press Conference
“That's for protection of the free world.”
— Donald Trump
January 25, 2025   •   Trump arguing that U.S. control of Greenland was necessary for international security.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“When they are talking, they are lying.”
— Rick Scott
November 1, 2022   •   Scott making a sweeping partisan accusation against Democrats.
Office of Senator Rick Scott
“I just can't go there.”
— Lindsey Graham
May 6, 2016   •   Graham discussing support for Trump.
CNN
“Florida is where woke goes to die.”
— Ron DeSantis
October 8, 2026   •   DeSantis describing his governing agenda.
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“This has nothing to do with your health or safety.”
— Sean Hannity
September 10, 2021   •   Hannity's characterization of Biden administration vaccination policies. The administration said the measures were intended to reduce COVID-19 transmission, hospitalization and workplace risk.
Fox News — Hannity
“Only adds to the perception that the Biden Justice Department is politicized and weaponized.”
— Jim Jordan
May 1, 2024   •   Jordan discussing Matthew Colangelo's previous Justice Department service and later role in the Manhattan prosecution of Trump. This was Jordan's political characterization.
House Judiciary Committee
“This is an astonishing performance.”
— Newt Gingrich
August 1, 2021   •   Gingrich criticizing Biden's handling of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Fox News — The Ingraham Angle
“I never claimed to be Jewish. I am Catholic. Because I learned my maternal family had a Jewish background I said I was ‘Jew-ish.’”
— George Santos
December 1, 2022   •   Santos responding to reporting about his claims of Jewish ancestry.
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