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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127 quotes from Greg Gutfeld
“Trump understood that before everybody.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing Donald Trump's ability to generate media attention.
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“Politics shouldn't be your religion.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld criticizing excessive political tribalism.
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“They can't figure out how to go forward.”
— Greg Gutfeld
November 4, 2021   •   Gutfeld criticizing Democrats following Republican electoral gains in Virginia and elsewhere.
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“Then they create heroes.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing how he believed news organizations simplify political stories.
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“You can't control people who are laughing at you.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing satire and political power.
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“Normal people have families.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing the difference between everyday life and online political activism.
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“Pronouns instead of policy.”
— Greg Gutfeld
January 13, 2022   •   Gutfeld's criticism of what he viewed as excessive Democratic attention to identity and cultural issues.
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“Fear is the product.”
— Greg Gutfeld
July 29, 2021   •   Gutfeld criticizing what he viewed as alarmist media coverage of COVID-19.
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“Fear keeps you watching.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing television-news incentives during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“The implosion was right there for all to see.”
— Greg Gutfeld
December 7, 2021   •   Gutfeld's characterization of the Biden administration's Afghanistan withdrawal and subsequent political problems.
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“Outrage makes money.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing commercial incentives behind political conflict.
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“How bad is bad?”
— Greg Gutfeld
December 7, 2021   •   Joke during Gutfeld's monologue about media analysis and adjectives.
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“Questioning science is science.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld arguing that skepticism and testing are integral to scientific inquiry.
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“The media loves fear.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld criticizing pandemic news coverage.
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“There was no spin between the Afghan disaster and the viewer.”
— Greg Gutfeld
December 7, 2021   •   Gutfeld arguing that television images from the chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal overwhelmed attempts to defend the administration's performance.
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“Anger is addictive.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing outrage-driven media and social media.
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“That's not how life works.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld criticizing binary political thinking.
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“They still can't let him go.”
— Greg Gutfeld
December 7, 2021   •   Gutfeld arguing that media organizations remained preoccupied with Trump during Biden's presidency.
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“People know what they pay.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing inflation and household expenses.
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“The media creates villains.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing narrative framing in political journalism.
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