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
“Our federal health agencies are not taking this seriously.”
— Ron Johnson
July 11, 2021   •   Johnson alleging insufficient federal attention to reports of COVID-19 vaccine adverse events.
Fox News / Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“You are no longer safe in America.”
— Jeanine Pirro
December 4, 2021   •   Pirro's characterization during a monologue about violent crime.
Justice with Judge Jeanine
“The elites don't feel your pain.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters' populist criticism of political and economic elites.
Fox News — Jesse Watters Primetime
“The first thing we need to do is to build a wall.”
— Corey Lewandowski
March 1, 2016   •   Lewandowski discussing Trump's immigration platform during the 2016 campaign.
CNN
“That is not how our Founding Fathers intended it.”
— Lauren Boebert
June 26, 2022   •   Boebert arguing at a Colorado religious service that the church should direct government. Constitutional scholars interviewed by PolitiFact disputed her account of the founders’ intent.
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“You can't nominate a nutjob and lose, and expect it doesn't have consequences.”
— Lindsey Graham
December 8, 2015   •   Graham criticizing Trump's candidacy.
CNN
“A million cards would be worth $5 trillion.”
— Donald Trump
February 25, 2025   •   Trump calculating the gross proceeds if one million $5 million cards were sold.
White House Executive Order Remarks
“President Trump has a different way of calculating percentages.”
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
April 24, 2026   •   Kennedy defending Trump’s percentage calculation.
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“The public's business should be public.”
— Chuck Grassley
May 4, 2023   •   Grassley explaining why he publicly discussed whistleblower allegations concerning the Hunter Biden investigation.
Office of Senator Chuck Grassley
“There was one of the greatest coverups and, frankly, political scandals this nation has ever seen.”
— Karoline Leavitt
October 3, 2026   •   Leavitt's characterization of reporting and disclosures concerning Joe Biden's age and health while president.
White House
“We are a people-based campaign.”
— Newt Gingrich
February 10, 2012   •   Gingrich praising campaign volunteers during his CPAC address.
CPAC / American Presidency Project
“Support our police.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
October 3, 2026   •   Guilfoyle discussing law enforcement and public safety.
Kimberly Guilfoyle political remarks
“I never understood wind.”
— Donald Trump
December 21, 2019   •   Trump beginning an extended discussion of wind energy during a Turning Point USA speech.
White House — Turning Point USA Student Action Summit
“It's also exhausting.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld joking about Trump's constant ability to generate news coverage.
Fox News — Gutfeld!
“Russian tanks are not going to conquer Europe if we don’t pass this bill.”
— Tommy Tuberville
February 8, 2024   •   Tuberville argued against additional U.S. aid to Ukraine and rejected claims that Putin would move on to conquer Europe if Ukraine fell.
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“Bring production to America.”
— Howard Lutnick
March 3, 2025   •   Lutnick describing the Trump administration's manufacturing policy.
U.S. Department of Commerce
“It's reciprocal trade.”
— Howard Lutnick
July 20, 2025   •   Lutnick describing the principle underlying Trump's tariff policy.
CBS — Face the Nation
“The President did not have that authority.”
— Russell Vought
January 16, 2025   •   Vought was criticizing President Biden's student-debt cancellation policies.
Senate OMB confirmation hearing