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
“When young Americans experience the breathtaking beauty of the Grand Canyon.”
— Donald Trump
August 4, 2020   •   Trump discussing America's national parks at the signing of the Great American Outdoors Act.
White House — Great American Outdoors Act Signing
“I thought it would be easier to carry just one device for my work and for my personal emails instead of two.”
— Hillary Clinton
March 10, 2015   •   Clinton explaining her private-email arrangement.
United Nations press conference
“He was always looking to the next mountain.”
— Roger Stone
June 7, 2016   •   Discussing Trump's response to business setbacks.
PBS FRONTLINE
“I will consult the appropriate career ethics officials within the department.”
— Pam Bondi
January 15, 2025   •   Discussing how she would evaluate appointment of a special prosecutor.
Senate Judiciary Committee
“That's called aiding and abetting.”
— Sean Hannity
October 3, 2026   •   Hannity characterizing Biden's failure, in Hannity's view, to enforce immigration law. This was not a finding that Biden committed the criminal offense of aiding and abetting.
Hannity / Fox News
“This is a fight over America's future.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 3, 2026
Public commentary
“The intensity of Trump voters far outpaced the intensity of Clinton voters.”
— Roger Stone
October 13, 2026   •   PBS Frontline interview.
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“We greatly appreciate your cooperation.”
— Russell Vought
January 30, 2026   •   Vought addressing federal agencies and employees in an OMB memorandum concerning shutdown procedures.
Office of Management and Budget memorandum M-26-06
“There was no uncertainty.”
— Jeanine Pirro
April 24, 2021   •   Pirro discussing the Chauvin verdict.
Justice with Judge Jeanine
“Takes a totally winnable position, throws it away.”
— Newt Gingrich
August 1, 2021   •   Gingrich's characterization of Biden's handling of Afghanistan. Whether the prior U.S. position was sustainable or "winnable" was contested.
Fox News — The Ingraham Angle
“I don't know.”
— Pam Bondi
May 29, 2026   •   Answering what she understood about the extent of Trump's knowledge of Epstein or Maxwell's crimes before those crimes became public.
House Oversight Committee transcribed interview
“Stop the normalization of political violence against the right.”
— Laura Loomer
June 16, 2017   •   Loomer interrupting a Shakespeare in the Park production.
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“They can't tell us it's gonna rain three hours before the event.”
— Donald Trump
July 3, 2025   •   Trump contrasting short-term weather forecasting with long-term climate projections. Weather forecasts and climate projections address different phenomena and timescales.
Salute to America Speech — Des Moines, Iowa
“Reject feminism. Submit to your husband, Taylor. You're not in charge.”
— Charlie Kirk
August 26, 2025   •   On The Charlie Kirk Show discussing Taylor Swift's engagement to Travis Kelce and arguing marriage and children could make her more conservative.
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“He knows how to command attention.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing Trump's media strategy.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“Questioning science is science.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld arguing that skepticism and testing are integral to scientific inquiry.
Fox News — The Five
“Human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights, once and for all.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 5, 1995   •   Clinton's best-known line from the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing.
Fourth World Conference on Women
“I'm about ready to have a baby any minute.”
— Karoline Leavitt
April 24, 2026   •   Leavitt announced that she was beginning maternity leave.
Reuters
“He was a good president.”
— Lindsey Graham
October 3, 2026   •   Graham's assessment of Trump's first presidential term.
Lindsey Graham media remarks
“Michael has admitted to human frailty.”
— Anthony Scaramucci
May 10, 2024   •   Scaramucci discussing Michael Cohen before Cohen testified in Trump's New York criminal trial.
CNN