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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“Literally it cost hundreds of thousands of people their lives.”
— Ron Johnson
January 5, 2022   •   Johnson claimed failure to promote certain early treatments caused hundreds of thousands of deaths. This causal claim has not been established by reliable clinical evidence.
Newsmax / Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“It became both our campaign document that fall and the management document for the first 100 days.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 3, 2026   •   Gingrich describing how Republicans used the Contract with America after winning control of the House.
PBS — Commanding Heights
“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights.”
— Hillary Clinton
June 8, 2012   •   Clinton discussing LGBT rights.
U.S. Department of State
“The head of the DNC, who's a total whackjob.”
— Eric Trump
June 6, 2017   •   Eric referring to then-Democratic National Committee chairman Tom Perez.
Fox News — Hannity
“Life is full of surprises, hurdles and monumental crises for each of us.”
— Jeanine Pirro
October 3, 2020
Justice with Judge Jeanine
“They deserve to know what their government is doing.”
— James Comer
October 3, 2026   •   Comer discussing government transparency.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
“Alabama will most likely be hit (much) harder than anticipated.”
— Donald Trump
September 1, 2019   •   Trump included Alabama among states he said would likely be hit by Hurricane Dorian. The National Weather Service's Birmingham office quickly stated that Alabama would not see impacts from Dorian.
Donald Trump Twitter Account
“One of humanity's most sacred rights.”
— Pam Bondi
June 16, 2025   •   Referring to religious liberty.
U.S. Department of Justice
“Twitter essentially gave the Biden campaign a massive in-kind campaign contribution.”
— Chuck Grassley
December 1, 2022   •   Grassley's political characterization of Twitter's moderation decisions; this was not a formal campaign-finance determination.
Office of Senator Chuck Grassley
“From here on, the exercise of responding and reacting to the report is a matter for the American people and the political process.”
— Bill Barr
May 1, 2019
Senate Judiciary Committee
“The whole room was laughing and I was laughing when I said it.”
— Donald Trump
January 25, 2016   •   Trump explaining that his Fifth Avenue remark was intended humorously.
CNN Interview with Wolf Blitzer
“Trusting the experts is not a feature of either a science or democracy.”
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
October 13, 2026   •   Kennedy discussing scientific authority.
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“I want you to do me a favor, though.”
— Donald Trump
July 25, 2019   •   Commonly quoted rendering of Trump's request to Zelensky; retained separately because of its historical familiarity.
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“Restores hope in this nation.”
— Tim Scott
May 1, 2022   •   Scott discussing national reconciliation.
NPR / Office of Senator Tim Scott
“They still don't understand Trump.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters criticizing political journalists' analysis of Donald Trump.
Fox News — Watters' World
“The most important thing America has ever had.”
— Howard Lutnick
March 11, 2025   •   Lutnick's description of Trump's economic policies while defending them against concerns about recession.
CBS News
“The Panama Canal was built by Americans for Americans.”
— Donald Trump
March 4, 2025   •   Trump discussing the Panama Canal during his address to a joint session of Congress. The canal was built with a multinational workforce, including large numbers of Caribbean laborers.
Address to Joint Session of Congress
“I'd take the oil.”
— Donald Trump
November 12, 2015   •   Trump proposing that the United States take control of oil following military action against ISIS. International law places significant restrictions on an occupying power's appropriation of resources.
Trump Campaign Rally — Fort Dodge, Iowa
“I mean, the guy is completely fearless.”
— Roger Stone
June 7, 2016   •   Discussing Trump's negotiations with banks during his financial difficulties.
PBS FRONTLINE