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
“Our founders would've envisioned it that way.”
— Russell Vought
January 16, 2025   •   Vought was discussing his view that executive-branch employees should ultimately answer to the president.
Senate OMB confirmation hearing
“He will be ready for this.”
— Anthony Scaramucci
November 6, 2023   •   Scaramucci discussing Trump's preparation to testify in his New York civil fraud trial.
CNN This Morning
“They are not preventing transmission.”
— Ron Johnson
January 5, 2022   •   Johnson discussing breakthrough infections. COVID vaccines reduced some transmission risk but did not eliminate transmission, particularly as later variants emerged.
Fox Business / Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“They stole this, too.”
— Donald Trump
February 22, 2025   •   Trump imagining a hypothetical discovery that Fort Knox's gold had been stolen. No evidence was presented that this had occurred.
CPAC Speech
“Victims are real people.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld arguing that crime discussions should focus on victims as well as offenders.
Fox News — The Five
“Who loves this country and will fight for her.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
August 24, 2020   •   Guilfoyle describing Donald Trump during her RNC address.
Republican National Convention
“Congress should fundamentally reform Section 230.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr advocated changes to the federal law that provides online services protections concerning user-generated content and moderation decisions.
Project 2025 — Mandate for Leadership
“This is consistent with longstanding practice.”
— Brendan Carr
September 30, 2026   •   Carr defending government-funded public-service advertisements featuring President Trump amid complaints that they were political in nature.
Reuters
“I am not going to give up on him.”
— Marco Rubio
March 10, 2016   •   Rubio discussing a supporter during the Miami Republican presidential debate.
CNN Republican presidential debate / The American Presidency Project
“I know you want to hear about -- but, you know, we got to keep our country strong.”
— Donald Trump
February 5, 2026   •   Trump transitioning from his discussion of Venezuela and oil back toward the purpose of the National Prayer Breakfast.
National Prayer Breakfast
“He never expected to win the general election.”
— Michael Cohen
February 27, 2019   •   Cohen's claim regarding Trump's expectations in 2016.
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
“Let's talk energy.”
— Steve Scalise
July 16, 2024   •   Scalise introducing the energy-policy portion of his RNC speech.
Republican National Convention
“Trump is keen on this power.”
— Michael Cohen
September 1, 2020   •   Cohen discussing Trump's expressed admiration for authoritarian leaders.
MSNBC Rachel Maddow interview
“President Biden can fix this crisis.”
— Tim Scott
February 29, 2024   •   Scott arguing that Biden could take additional executive action on immigration.
Office of Senator Tim Scott
“That's pretty close to Christian nationalism because I also believe in nationalism.”
— Russell Vought
July 1, 2024
Centre for Climate Reporting undercover recording
“The Democratic Party in a comical chaos.”
— Greg Gutfeld
November 4, 2021   •   Gutfeld's characterization of Democratic reaction to the 2021 elections.
Fox News — The Five
“From here on, the exercise of responding and reacting to the report is a matter for the American people and the political process.”
— Bill Barr
May 1, 2019
Senate Judiciary Committee
“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
“Imagine if we had a war and we can't build a ship.”
— Howard Lutnick
April 6, 2025   •   Lutnick arguing that domestic manufacturing capacity is a national-security issue.
CBS — Face the Nation
“There is huge potential for a Republican contract this year.”
— Newt Gingrich
January 1, 2022   •   Gingrich discussing the possibility of a new Republican Contract with America ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
Fox News — The Ingraham Angle