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
“The Capitol was overrun by anarchists and terrorists.”
— Steve Scalise
January 6, 2021   •   Scalise condemning the people who violently breached the U.S. Capitol while Congress was certifying the 2020 presidential election.
Fox News
“America is quickly returning to the successful formula of the first Trump administration.”
— Karoline Leavitt
June 1, 2025   •   Leavitt discussing wages and inflation.
White House Press Briefing
“You've got to micromanage the heck out of everything that is part of your agency.”
— Russell Vought
October 3, 2026   •   Vought discussing how conservative political appointees should manage federal agencies.
Heritage Foundation
“This investigation was done competently, honestly, and independently.”
— James Comey
July 5, 2016
FBI
“He approved it.”
— Michael Cohen
May 13, 2024   •   Cohen testifying that Trump approved the reimbursement arrangement described by Allen Weisselberg. Trump denied wrongdoing.
People v. Trump trial testimony
“I look at a white nationalist as a Trump Republican.”
— Tommy Tuberville
May 11, 2023   •   While attempting to clarify his earlier comments about white nationalists in the military, Tuberville told NBC that he understood the label as one applied to Trump Republicans.
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“Using the tools available to him.”
— Doug Burgum
March 7, 2024   •   Burgum arguing that Biden possessed executive authority to tighten immigration enforcement.
North Dakota Office of the Governor
“There are only 10 items in the Contract.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 3, 2026   •   Gingrich discussing the intentionally limited structure of the Contract with America.
PBS — Center Ring
“What Twitter and other Big Tech companies did in 2020 with respect to censorship was as much an outrage then as it is today.”
— Chuck Grassley
December 1, 2022   •   Grassley criticizing Twitter's handling of reporting concerning Hunter Biden before the 2020 election.
Office of Senator Chuck Grassley
“I am here to tell the truth about Mr. Trump.”
— Michael Cohen
February 27, 2019
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
“Our adversaries already hold the weapons of the government apparatus.”
— Russell Vought
October 3, 2026   •   Vought's characterization of federal institutions under the Biden administration.
Center for Renewing America conference
“There's a lot of love in this room.”
— Donald Trump
October 3, 2017   •   Trump speaking during his post-Hurricane Maria visit to Puerto Rico.
Presidential Visit — Puerto Rico
“I would never bet on recession.”
— Howard Lutnick
March 9, 2025   •   Lutnick rejecting concerns that Trump's economic policies could contribute to a recession.
NBC — Meet the Press
“Every single state.”
— Mike Lindell
August 5, 2021   •   Answer to CNN when asked whether votes had been changed in every state; CNN reported election and cybersecurity experts found no proof supporting his hacking claims.
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“Lordy, I hope there are tapes.”
— James Comey
June 8, 2017   •   Comey responding to Trump's suggestion that recordings of their conversations might exist.
Senate Intelligence Committee
“You're not a doctor.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
June 3, 2024   •   Directed at Dr. Anthony Fauci during a congressional hearing. Fauci received his M.D. from Cornell University Medical College.
House hearing
“It's not for us; it's for the free world.”
— Donald Trump
January 25, 2025   •   Trump arguing that his Greenland proposal was motivated by broader security concerns.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“Most people don't even know he was a Republican, right?”
— Donald Trump
March 21, 2017   •   Trump claiming most people did not know Abraham Lincoln was a Republican. Lincoln's Republican affiliation is a standard and widely documented part of American history.
NRCC March Dinner
“We're going to restore law and order.”
— Alina Habba
October 3, 2026   •   Habba discussing federal prosecution priorities in New Jersey.
Alina Habba public remarks
“We're actually going to Fort Knox.”
— Donald Trump
February 21, 2025   •   Trump telling governors he wanted to inspect the U.S. gold reserves at Fort Knox.
White House Governors Working Session