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
“You can't be funny if you're afraid.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing cancel culture and comedy.
Fox News — Gutfeld!
“At times, I did not know who I was.”
— Michael Cohen
February 27, 2019   •   Cohen discussing his years working for Trump.
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
“Those of us who have the opportunity to be here have the responsibility to speak for those who could not.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 5, 1995
Fourth World Conference on Women
“We are trying to scale resources to fight fraud wherever we possibly can.”
— Russell Vought
April 15, 2026   •   Vought discussing the administration's National Fraud Enforcement Division proposal.
House Budget Committee
“Riots in streets and blackouts in homes.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
August 24, 2020   •   Part of Guilfoyle's criticism of California during her RNC address.
Republican National Convention
“I'm running because I think I'm the best qualified and experienced person.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 3, 2026
Campaign remarks
“The secular project has itself become a religion.”
— Bill Barr
October 11, 2019   •   Barr's characterization of secularism in American society.
Notre Dame Religious Liberty Address
“The establishment grew more corrupt.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 3, 2026   •   Gingrich's characterization of federal institutions.
Fox News
“I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact.”
— Elon Musk
October 3, 2026
SXSW
“I have had the great privilege of representing President Donald J. Trump.”
— Alina Habba
July 18, 2024   •   Habba introducing herself during her speech at the Republican National Convention.
Republican National Convention
“They did it with purpose.”
— James Comey
June 8, 2017   •   Referring to Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Senate Intelligence Committee
“I'm, like, a smart person.”
— Donald Trump
December 11, 2016   •   Trump explaining why he did not believe he needed to receive the President's Daily Brief every day.
Fox News Sunday Interview
“To date, we have not seen fraud on a scale that could have effected a different outcome in the election.”
— Bill Barr
December 1, 2020   •   Barr publicly rejecting claims of widespread fraud sufficient to overturn the 2020 election.
Associated Press interview
“This is perhaps the largest — one of the largest certainly, but perhaps the largest private donations of all time.”
— Donald Trump
January 28, 2026   •   Trump describing the Dell contribution. The claim depends on how private charitable gifts and commitments are categorized; larger philanthropic commitments have been announced historically.
Trump Accounts Event — Washington, D.C.
“The country does not stop.”
— Jeanine Pirro
October 3, 2020   •   Pirro argued that government and political activity should continue despite Trump's COVID-19 infection.
Fox News — Justice with Judge Jeanine
“Four facts have never changed.”
— Jim Jordan
December 16, 2019   •   Jordan introducing his defense of Trump's conduct involving Ukraine.
Fox News — Fox & Friends
“Capitalism rewards hard work.”
— Jeanine Pirro
June 30, 2018   •   Pirro contrasting capitalism with socialism.
Justice with Judge Jeanine
“You really do have to ask yourself, where does it stop?”
— Donald Trump
August 15, 2017   •   Trump arguing that removal of Confederate monuments could lead to demands for removing monuments to other historical slaveholders.
Trump Tower Press Conference — Charlottesville Remarks
“President Trump displayed poor leadership in his words and actions.”
— Chuck Grassley
February 13, 2021   •   Grassley's criticism of Trump following January 6.
Office of Senator Chuck Grassley
“Maybe it was the greatest thing that ever happened.”
— Corey Lewandowski
December 5, 2017   •   Lewandowski reflecting on being fired by Trump in June 2016.
CBS News