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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5728 quotes
“The progressives with — mostly driven by Jewish intellectuals — have hated this country.”
— Steve Bannon
July 24, 2026   •   On War Room, while criticizing universities and progressive politics.
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“There's going to be no recession in America.”
— Howard Lutnick
March 9, 2025   •   Lutnick making a categorical economic prediction amid concerns about tariffs and slowing growth.
NBC — Meet the Press
“I have heard from countless members of the FBI that are grateful and thankful for the president’s decision.”
— Sarah Huckabee Sanders
May 11, 2017   •   Sanders defended Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey. In her Mueller-team interview, she said her use of “countless” was a slip of the tongue and that a related assertion was not founded on anything.
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“If you commit a violent crime, you go to jail.”
— Tim Scott
May 22, 2023   •   Scott discussing criminal-justice policy.
Tim Scott Presidential Campaign Announcement
“Political violence is unacceptable.”
— Steve Scalise
October 3, 2026   •   Scalise discussing political violence, an issue on which he frequently references his own experience as a shooting survivor.
Steve Scalise public remarks
“Eighty percent of my time is working on the plans of what's necessary to take control of these bureaucracies.”
— Russell Vought
July 1, 2024   •   Vought discussing planning for executive-branch control.
Centre for Climate Reporting undercover recording
“I am not making promises that I cannot keep.”
— Hillary Clinton
February 4, 2016   •   Clinton contrasting her proposals with Bernie Sanders' during the Democratic primary.
Democratic presidential debate
“He stood tall.”
— Eric Trump
July 18, 2024   •   Eric praising his father during his Republican National Convention speech.
Republican National Convention — Milwaukee
“Government takes money.”
— Jeanine Pirro
June 30, 2018   •   Pirro discussing taxation.
Justice with Judge Jeanine
“You have to enforce the law.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing crime and policing.
Fox News — Jesse Watters Primetime
“Nationalism, sovereignty, true free market capitalism, is rising worldwide.”
— Alex Jones
July 18, 2016   •   Jones speaking in Cleveland during the Republican National Convention.
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“America needs to be strong militarily.”
— Doug Burgum
October 3, 2026   •   Burgum discussing national security.
Doug Burgum Presidential Campaign
“I was really worried about him.”
— Steve Scalise
July 16, 2024   •   Scalise discussing his reaction to the assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
Fox News
“The First Amendment prohibits government officials from imposing viewpoint-based censorship restrictions.”
— Jim Jordan
October 3, 2026   •   Jordan discussing government interaction with social-media companies.
House Judiciary Committee
“The Republican Party is now the Trump party.”
— Eric Trump
October 13, 2026   •   Eric Trump discussing his father’s influence on the GOP.
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“People are flushing toilets 10 times, 15 times, as opposed to once.”
— Donald Trump
December 6, 2019   •   Trump discussing federal water-efficiency standards. Modern federal toilet standards generally limit new toilets to 1.6 gallons per flush; Trump's sweeping claim that people routinely required 10 to 15 flushes was not supported by evidence.
White House Small Business Roundtable
“Communist China is our enemy and will stop at nothing to undermine our republic.”
— Rick Scott
July 16, 2026   •   Scott reacting to claims released by President Trump concerning alleged Chinese interference in the 2020 election. The broader interpretation and significance of the released material were politically contested.
Office of Senator Rick Scott
“But if we're right, a lot of them will go to jail.”
— Rudy Giuliani
January 6, 2021   •   Save America rally in Washington, immediately before his 'trial by combat' remark.
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“Let Trump Be Trump was something I coined.”
— Corey Lewandowski
May 1, 2017   •   Lewandowski taking credit for the phrase that became his defining campaign philosophy.
CBS Boston