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 2012 election is not a political election in any normal sense.”
— Newt Gingrich
September 29, 2011   •   Gingrich characterizing the stakes of the upcoming presidential election.
American Presidency Project
“We spoke out against the brutal murder of George Floyd.”
— Sean Hannity
July 1, 2021
Hannity / Fox News
“I cannot, in good conscience, support Donald Trump.”
— Lindsey Graham
May 1, 2016   •   Graham announcing that he would not support Trump in the 2016 presidential election.
Lindsey Graham public statement
“Creates good-paying jobs.”
— Doug Burgum
August 19, 2025   •   Burgum describing expected economic effects of expanded offshore energy development.
U.S. Department of the Interior
“Reimbursement of my money.”
— Michael Cohen
May 13, 2024   •   Cohen describing what he said the payments recorded as legal expenses actually represented.
People v. Trump trial testimony
“We want to go knock on the door, Fort Knox, very thick door.”
— Donald Trump
May 5, 2026   •   Trump revisiting his proposal to inspect Fort Knox during an interview with Sharyl Attkisson.
Full Measure Interview with Sharyl Attkisson
“He called it a forest nation.”
— Donald Trump
November 17, 2018   •   Trump recounting his conversation with Finnish President Sauli Niinistö.
Presidential Remarks — Paradise, California
“I know more about contributions than practically anybody.”
— Donald Trump
June 1, 2016   •   Trump making a broad claim about his understanding of political contributions.
Trump Campaign Remarks
“I fought for him for the policies and for America First.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
November 18, 2025   •   Referring to Donald Trump.
Epstein Files Transparency Act press conference
“Then I have an Article II, where I have the right to do whatever I want as President.”
— Donald Trump
July 23, 2019   •   Turning Point USA Teen Student Action Summit.
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“For months, they told us we had no chance.”
— Marco Rubio
February 1, 2016   •   Rubio discussing expectations for his presidential campaign after the Iowa caucuses.
The American Presidency Project — Iowa caucus remarks
“I believe in a zone of privacy.”
— Hillary Clinton
October 3, 2026   •   Clinton discussing abortion and reproductive rights.
Public remarks
“I think it was a sound policy.”
— Russell Vought
January 16, 2025   •   Vought was defending Schedule F, a Trump-era policy designed to make certain policy-related federal employees easier to dismiss.
Senate OMB confirmation hearing
“The President was extremely angry.”
— Hope Hicks
June 19, 2019   •   Hicks describing Trump's reaction to the appointment of Special Counsel Robert Mueller during closed-door House Judiciary Committee testimony.
House Judiciary Committee
“People want to laugh.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing the popularity of political comedy.
Fox News — Gutfeld!
“They consoled my wife Jennifer.”
— Steve Scalise
August 24, 2020   •   Scalise recalling Donald and Melania Trump's visit with his family following the shooting.
Republican National Convention
“That fence should have been taken down... the day after the inauguration.”
— Ron Johnson
July 9, 2021   •   Johnson criticizing continued security fencing around the Capitol following January 6.
Fox News / Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“I’m speaking with myself, number one, because I have a very good brain.”
— Donald Trump
March 16, 2016   •   MSNBC Morning Joe interview about foreign-policy advisers.
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“I understand the power of nuclear.”
— Donald Trump
March 21, 2016   •   Trump discussing nuclear weapons during an interview with The Washington Post editorial board.
Washington Post Editorial Board Interview