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
“I apologize to my family.”
— Donald Trump
October 9, 2016   •   Trump apologizing for his recorded 2005 comments about women.
Second Presidential Debate — St. Louis, Missouri
“Trump understands television.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing Trump's media instincts.
Fox News — Gutfeld!
“We, the American people, don't find out about them until Jan. 9.”
— Jim Jordan
January 15, 2023   •   Jordan criticizing the delay between discovery of classified documents at the Penn Biden Center and public disclosure.
Fox News — Sunday Morning Futures
“It depends on what your definition of military action is.”
— Donald Trump
April 17, 2026   •   Trump responding to a question about possible U.S. military action involving Cuba. Duplicate wording appears earlier in this batch; skip this record if the importer does not automatically detect duplicates.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“They went so green they almost went out of business.”
— Donald Trump
April 8, 2025   •   Trump making an exaggerated characterization of Germany's transition toward renewable energy. Germany remained one of the world's largest economies.
White House Energy Executive Order Remarks
“We want the war to end.”
— Marco Rubio
January 15, 2025   •   Rubio discussing the Russia-Ukraine war during his confirmation hearing.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing
“I'm staying in the race.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 3, 2026
Presidential campaign remarks
“The media is completely abusively biased in this country.”
— Sean Hannity
October 1, 2017   •   Hannity's characterization of American mainstream media.
Fox News — Hannity
“We will come hard.”
— Alina Habba
February 16, 2024   •   Habba discussing continued legal and political opposition to Trump's prosecutors and critics.
Fox News — Hannity
“I hated that dog.”
— Kristi Noem
May 7, 2024   •   In her memoir No Going Back, writing about Cricket, a 14-month-old hunting dog she later shot.
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“They would like to be believed.”
— Ron Johnson
June 28, 2021   •   Johnson discussing individuals who attributed health problems to COVID-19 vaccination.
Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“I never spoke to Jeff Sessions about this.”
— Corey Lewandowski
September 17, 2019   •   Lewandowski saying he did not carry out Trump's request that he communicate with Sessions concerning the Russia investigation.
House Judiciary Committee
“He fights.”
— Newt Gingrich
April 2, 2024   •   Gingrich describing what he viewed as a central characteristic of Trump's political appeal.
PBS FRONTLINE
“The real Donald Trump is even scarier.”
— Alex Jones
October 13, 2026   •   Jones praising what he described as Trump’s private intelligence and awareness.
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“Those guys know the truth.”
— Anthony Scaramucci
August 23, 2020   •   Scaramucci criticizing Republicans who continued publicly supporting Trump.
CNN State of the Union
“To my Republican colleagues: if you vote no, you're legitimizing the most despicable thing.”
— Lindsey Graham
September 27, 2018   •   Graham urging Republican senators to support Kavanaugh's confirmation.
Senate Judiciary Committee
“The city of Detroit probably had more voters than it had citizens. I'm exaggerating a bit.”
— Rudy Giuliani
November 23, 2020   •   Fox Business interview making election-fraud allegations about Detroit; the claim was not supported by election results or court findings.
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“I said stay the hell out of here.”
— Donald Trump
July 29, 2025   •   Trump describing what he said to Jeffrey Epstein after, according to Trump, Epstein continued recruiting people who worked for him.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“The servers at Scytl in Germany were confiscated the other day.”
— Sidney Powell
October 13, 2026   •   Powell advancing a claim about election infrastructure.
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“We’re rounding the turn. We’re rounding the corner.”
— Donald Trump
October 22, 2020   •   Final 2020 presidential debate, discussing COVID-19.
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