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
“My eyes are pretty good, and I don't see any lights.”
— Donald Trump
February 19, 2025   •   Trump recounting a nighttime Air Force One landing during a trip to Iraq.
FII Priority Summit — Miami Beach, Florida
“When you see Sotomayor and Kagan, tell them that Lindsey said hello.”
— Lindsey Graham
September 27, 2018   •   Graham telling Kavanaugh that he had voted for Democratic-appointed Supreme Court nominees despite ideological differences.
Senate Judiciary Committee
“So I am.”
— Josh Hawley
July 8, 2024   •   Hawley explicitly embracing his description of America as a Christian nation.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley / National Conservatism Conference
“Nuclear is powerful.”
— Donald Trump
December 15, 2015   •   Trump discussing nuclear weapons during a Republican presidential debate.
CNN Republican Presidential Debate
“It's an unbelievably complex subject.”
— Donald Trump
February 27, 2017   •   Trump discussing the difficulty of restructuring the U.S. health-care system.
White House — National Governors Association Meeting
“We're going to come after the people in the media who lied about American citizens, who helped Joe Biden rig presidential elections.”
— Kash Patel
December 5, 2023   •   Said in a 2023 interview with Steve Bannon while discussing people Patel described as conspirators in government and the media.
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“And in the world of politics, you want your name mentioned.”
— Donald Trump
October 24, 2025   •   Trump commenting on publicity and recognition in politics.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“There are only 10 items in the Contract.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 3, 2026   •   Gingrich discussing the intentionally limited structure of the Contract with America.
PBS — Center Ring
“Did the Justice Department and FBI follow normal investigative process and procedure?”
— Chuck Grassley
July 25, 2023   •   Grassley questioning how federal investigators handled an FD-1023 containing allegations concerning the Biden family.
Office of Senator Chuck Grassley
“What price do you put on National Security? Is that worth it?”
— Tom Homan
October 27, 2024   •   Response during a 60 Minutes discussion of estimates for the cost of mass deportation.
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“He's a big reason I am the woman I am today.”
— Ivanka Trump
July 3, 2016   •   Ivanka explaining why she considered her father a feminist.
Sunday Times Interview
“We want to see lots of nice, beautiful, shiny gold in Fort Knox.”
— Donald Trump
February 22, 2025   •   Trump describing what he hoped to see during an inspection of Fort Knox.
CPAC Speech
“You see the economy beginning to stumble a little bit.”
— Newt Gingrich
May 11, 2021   •   Gingrich discussing an unexpectedly weak jobs report early in the Biden administration.
Fox News — The Ingraham Angle
“To anyone I've offended, I just want to say, I reinvented electric cars.”
— Elon Musk
May 8, 2021
Saturday Night Live monologue
“Sometimes after I say something, I have to say, 'I mean that.'”
— Elon Musk
May 8, 2021
Saturday Night Live monologue
“Freedom is worth fighting for.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
October 3, 2026   •   Guilfoyle discussing conservative political activism.
Kimberly Guilfoyle political remarks
“We are going to engage.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 3, 2026   •   Clinton discussing American diplomacy.
U.S. Department of State
“You have to lose, I'm sorry. We win, you lose.”
— Dan Bongino
October 4, 2018   •   Said during the same NRATV discussion of the Kavanaugh confirmation battle.
NRATV / Media Matters transcript
“Trump-plus is the way back in 2022.”
— Lindsey Graham
February 14, 2021   •   Graham arguing that Republicans should retain Trump's political movement while broadening the party.
Fox News Sunday