KAKISTOCRACY (noun) — Government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people.
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A searchable collection of documented public statements from people covered by the Kakistocracy Files.

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“Because their parent absolutely entered the country illegally, had a child knowing he was in the country illegally, so he created that crisis.”
— Tom Homan
October 27, 2024   •   Said when asked why a U.S.-citizen child should have to move to a country the child does not know if a parent is deported.
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“Unless they're willing to open their market, they're going to pay a tariff.”
— Howard Lutnick
July 20, 2025   •   Lutnick describing the administration's negotiating position toward Canada.
CBS — Face the Nation
“The partisanship, the weaponization, will be gone.”
— Pam Bondi
January 15, 2025   •   From Bondi's attorney general confirmation hearing.
Senate Judiciary Committee
“When we win, the world wins.”
— Howard Lutnick
January 1, 2026   •   Lutnick arguing that a strong American economy benefits other countries.
U.S. Department of Commerce
“The President cannot afford a passive approach to appointments.”
— Russell Vought
October 3, 2026   •   Vought discussing executive-branch personnel.
Project 2025
“We're going to make a decision.”
— Brendan Carr
February 1, 2025   •   Carr discussing the FCC's review of a complaint concerning CBS.
Fox News interview
“There was no uncertainty.”
— Jeanine Pirro
April 24, 2021   •   Pirro discussing the Chauvin verdict.
Justice with Judge Jeanine
“I got killed by the fake news media.”
— Donald Trump
February 20, 2025   •   Trump describing criticism he received for calling "tariffs" his favorite word.
Republican Governors Association Dinner
“I think we should be very careful about artificial intelligence.”
— Elon Musk
Public remarks
“She wouldn't call and complain.”
— Howard Lutnick
March 1, 2025   •   Lutnick claiming his 94-year-old mother-in-law would tolerate a missed Social Security payment.
All-In Podcast
“We don't dim them down.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
August 24, 2020   •   Part of Guilfoyle's rhetorical contrast between Trump and Democrats.
Republican National Convention
“Small, medium and large.”
— Donald Trump
October 15, 2025   •   Trump describing three proposed sizes for a White House architectural addition.
White House Ballroom Dinner
“New Orleans has nothing on Washington, D.C. these past four years.”
— Steve Scalise
July 16, 2024   •   Humorous political criticism opening Scalise's 2024 RNC speech.
Republican National Convention
“So could we straighten that out please?”
— Donald Trump
July 23, 2025   •   Trump suggesting that the name "artificial intelligence" should be reconsidered.
Artificial Intelligence Policy Speech — Washington, D.C.
“A racist walked into a church and killed my friend.”
— Tim Scott
May 1, 2022   •   Scott recalling the 2015 white-supremacist attack on Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina.
NPR / Office of Senator Tim Scott
“It's a number that nobody ever heard of before.”
— Donald Trump
August 26, 2025   •   Trump describing a claimed $4 trillion in investment commitments.
White House Cabinet Meeting
“The only reason the Palestinians want to go back to Gaza is they have no alternative.”
— Donald Trump
February 4, 2025   •   Trump making a broad claim about Palestinian preferences. Many Palestinians have repeatedly expressed attachment to Gaza and opposition to permanent displacement.
Joint Press Conference with Benjamin Netanyahu
“President Trump has directed all of our ICE officers to do everything in their power.”
— Karoline Leavitt
June 1, 2025   •   Discussing Trump's mass-deportation initiative.
White House Press Briefing
“The American people deserve transparency.”
— Brendan Carr
February 1, 2025   •   Carr discussing the FCC's release of the unedited transcript and video from CBS's interview with Kamala Harris.
FCC / Fox News
“No outside influence of any kind was brought to bear.”
— James Comey
July 5, 2016
FBI