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A searchable collection of documented public statements from people covered by the Kakistocracy Files.

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5728 quotes
“I fell in love with him.”
— Donald Trump
September 29, 2018   •   West Virginia rally, discussing correspondence with Kim Jong Un.
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“What happened to this agency?”
— Dan Bongino
October 3, 2026   •   Bongino contrasted his childhood admiration for the FBI with his later distrust of the institution.
The Dan Bongino Show / Associated Press
“We need to be at every precinct. If you’re armed or not, that depends upon what your state laws are.”
— Steve Bannon
June 16, 2026   •   At the Fraud-Fighter Summit while discussing election monitoring during the 2026 midterms.
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“And I believe, and I hope, maybe it won't happen, it's possible.”
— Donald Trump
January 11, 2017   •   Trump qualifying his prediction about future U.S.-Russia relations.
President-Elect Press Conference
“That's why they attack him.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
October 3, 2026   •   Guilfoyle's explanation for political and media criticism of Donald Trump.
Kimberly Guilfoyle political remarks
“But I can say this, we need them for economic security.”
— Donald Trump
January 7, 2025   •   Trump discussing Greenland and the Panama Canal after declining to rule out coercive measures.
Mar-a-Lago Press Conference
“That's why authoritarians hate jokes.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing comedy as a challenge to political authority.
Fox News — Gutfeld!
“NATO is a very important alliance.”
— Marco Rubio
January 15, 2025   •   Rubio affirming the importance of NATO while also supporting Trump's demand for greater defense spending by European allies.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing
“Sometimes we can disagree with the facts.”
— Sean Spicer
October 13, 2026   •   Spicer discussing disputes between the White House and press.
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“Tens of millions of dollars.”
— James Comer
October 3, 2026   •   Comer describing the aggregate foreign and domestic business income traced to Biden family members and associates by committee investigators.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
“We have the computer — I call it the computer voice.”
— Donald Trump
February 19, 2025   •   Trump describing automated altitude callouts heard in an aircraft cockpit during landing.
FII Priority Summit — Miami Beach, Florida
“We have tremendous African-American support.”
— Donald Trump
June 3, 2016   •   Trump claiming strong support among Black voters during the 2016 campaign. He ultimately received a small minority of the Black vote in the 2016 presidential election.
Trump Campaign Rally — Redding, California
“The opposition party is the media.”
— Steve Bannon
October 13, 2026   •   Bannon criticizing the press early in the Trump administration.
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“I don't break.”
— Alina Habba
October 3, 2026   •   Habba describing her response to pressure and criticism.
Alina Habba public remarks
“It's going to be automated.”
— Howard Lutnick
April 6, 2025   •   Lutnick explaining that reshored electronics production would rely heavily on automation rather than recreating existing overseas labor models.
CBS — Face the Nation
“President Trump's powerful efforts to secure our homeland are working.”
— Karoline Leavitt
June 1, 2025
White House Press Briefing
“One of the most beautiful things I've ever seen.”
— Ivanka Trump
August 2, 2018   •   Ivanka describing Alice Marie Johnson leaving prison after President Trump commuted her life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense. Kim Kardashian had advocated for Johnson's clemency.
Axios News Shapers Interview
“They're just going to love them.”
— Howard Lutnick
July 20, 2025   •   Lutnick expressing confidence that Americans would approve of Trump's trade agreements.
CBS — Face the Nation
“I exercise.”
— Donald Trump
May 14, 2017   •   Trump discussing his physical activity in an interview.
Reuters Interview
“They know he can't be controlled.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
October 3, 2026   •   Guilfoyle's characterization of why political establishments opposed Donald Trump.
Kimberly Guilfoyle political remarks