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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“Securing our borders is essential.”
— Chuck Grassley
February 7, 2024   •   Grassley explaining his immigration-policy position.
Office of Senator Chuck Grassley
“Our job is to prosecute people who commit clear crimes.”
— Bill Barr
September 16, 2020
Hillsdale College Constitution Day Remarks
“I don’t deny that we’ve had elections. I deny that we have fair elections.”
— Michael Flynn
September 7, 2022   •   In a FRONTLINE interview, Flynn rejected the label election denier while saying he denied that U.S. elections are fair.
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“That's not how he operates.”
— Michael Cohen
February 27, 2019   •   Cohen explaining his claim that Trump communicated indirectly.
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
“Ultimately, yeah.”
— Marco Rubio
August 17, 2025   •   Rubio responding when CBS's Margaret Brennan asked whether the root cause of the Ukraine war was Russia's invasion.
CBS News — Face the Nation
“I don't know.”
— Donald Trump
September 4, 2019   •   Trump's response when asked who had drawn the additional black line on the Hurricane Dorian forecast map he displayed.
White House Press Exchange
“We outvoted the fraud.”
— Kari Lake
August 3, 2022   •   Victory press conference during the Arizona Republican gubernatorial primary.
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“It's bigger than Trump.”
— Newt Gingrich
April 2, 2024   •   Gingrich discussing the political movement surrounding Trump.
PBS FRONTLINE
“He also is the most transparent president in history.”
— Karoline Leavitt
November 20, 2025   •   Leavitt's characterization of President Trump's accessibility to journalists.
Reuters / White House briefing
“Compassionate towards others.”
— Steve Scalise
July 16, 2024   •   Scalise describing Trump's personal support after Scalise was shot in 2017.
Republican National Convention
“They give you like a quarter of a glass.”
— Donald Trump
April 16, 2025   •   Trump describing the amount of water he claimed modern dishwashers were allowed to use.
WABC Radio Interview
“I don't believe that happened.”
— Hope Hicks
June 19, 2019   •   Hicks disputing a premise presented during congressional questioning.
House Judiciary Committee
“DOGE is a way of life.”
— Elon Musk
May 30, 2025   •   Musk describing the government-efficiency initiative.
White House press conference
“We will not be intimidated.”
— Alina Habba
May 1, 2025   •   Habba discussing federal law enforcement operations in New Jersey.
U.S. Attorney's Office — District of New Jersey
“The results of this summer's enforcement operations demonstrate the impact of sustained, coordinated... federal action.”
— Jeanine Pirro
September 21, 2026   •   Pirro discussing a summer federal crackdown targeting violent crime and narcotics trafficking.
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
“All because they hate Donald Trump.”
— Sean Hannity
December 1, 2021   •   Hannity attributing motives to members of the January 6 committee.
Hannity / Fox News
“America is for Americans and Americans only.”
— Stephen Miller
October 12, 2026   •   Speaking at a Trump campaign event while outlining the campaign’s immigration and mass-deportation agenda.
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“I would never bet on recession.”
— Howard Lutnick
March 9, 2025   •   Lutnick rejecting concerns that Trump's economic policies could contribute to a recession.
NBC — Meet the Press
“I was going to serve eight straight.”
— Donald Trump
March 7, 2025   •   Trump saying he originally expected to serve two consecutive presidential terms rather than losing in 2020 and returning in 2025.
White House Digital Assets Summit