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
“The President must choose appointees who are aligned with the President's agenda.”
— Russell Vought
October 3, 2026
Project 2025 — Mandate for Leadership
“He cares about the hard-working people that Washington left behind.”
— Steve Scalise
August 24, 2020   •   Scalise's characterization of Donald Trump's political priorities.
Republican National Convention
“Taxpayers deserve to know how their money was spent.”
— James Comer
October 3, 2026   •   Comer discussing federal funding connected to coronavirus research.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
“China understands that energy is power.”
— Doug Burgum
October 3, 2026   •   Burgum discussing energy and geopolitical competition with China.
Doug Burgum Presidential Campaign
“This is not a Republican idea.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 3, 2026   •   Gingrich arguing that welfare reform had become broadly popular rather than exclusively Republican.
PBS — Commanding Heights
“Joe Biden has repeatedly lied to the American people.”
— James Comer
November 29, 2023   •   Comer alleging that Biden's public statements about his family's business dealings were contradicted by evidence.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
“They tried to put President Trump in prison for 700 years.”
— Peter Navarro
August 11, 2026   •   Remarks outside the White House.
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“We live in a world that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power.”
— Stephen Miller
October 8, 2026   •   Miller discussing international affairs.
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“The deep state is real.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 3, 2026   •   Gingrich's characterization of resistance to the Trump administration inside the federal bureaucracy.
Fox News Hannity
“I know that's a terrible expectation to set but our country needs to win, again.”
— Corey Lewandowski
February 1, 2016   •   Lewandowski explaining why Trump's campaign was not satisfied with finishing second in the Iowa caucuses.
Breitbart News Daily
“It takes you a little while to fix up the Oval Office.”
— Donald Trump
August 26, 2025   •   Trump jokingly subtracting time spent renovating or decorating the Oval Office while discussing how long his administration had effectively been working.
White House Cabinet Meeting
“Nuance is dead.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld criticizing polarized political debate.
Fox News — The Five
“I have experienced the pain of discrimination.”
— Tim Scott
April 28, 2021   •   Scott discussing his personal experiences with racism.
Republican Response to President Biden's Joint Address
“This is a textbook example of the Justice Department supporting the fight against violent crime.”
— Pam Bondi
April 10, 2025
DOJ press conference
“There's no place for political violence.”
— Steve Scalise
October 3, 2026   •   Scalise discussing political violence based partly on his own experience in the 2017 congressional baseball shooting.
Steve Scalise public remarks
“Four facts have never changed.”
— Jim Jordan
December 16, 2019   •   Jordan introducing his defense of Trump's conduct involving Ukraine.
Fox News — Fox & Friends
“It's Trump Derangement Syndrome.”
— Alina Habba
February 16, 2024   •   Habba using a common pro-Trump phrase to characterize opposition to Trump.
Fox News — Hannity
“Given my experience working for Mr. Trump, I fear that if he loses the election in 2020, there will never be a peaceful transition of power.”
— Michael Cohen
February 27, 2019   •   Cohen's warning during congressional testimony, nearly two years before the January 6, 2021 attack and efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
“The laptop is legit.”
— Jesse Watters
June 19, 2021   •   Watters referring to material attributed to Hunter Biden's laptop. Major news organizations later authenticated portions of data originating from the laptop.
Fox News — Watters' World
“We've identified six additional members of Joe Biden's family.”
— James Comer
April 17, 2023   •   Comer discussing people his committee identified as potentially benefiting from Biden family businesses.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability