KAKISTOCRACY (noun) — Government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people.
In Their Own Words

Quotes

A searchable collection of documented public statements from people covered by the Kakistocracy Files.

5,728Total Quotes in the Archive
AllAlex JonesAlina HabbaAndrew ClydeAnn CoulterAnthony ScaramucciBill BarrBrendan CarrByron DonaldsCharlie KirkChristine O’DonnellChuck GrassleyCorey LewandowskiDan BonginoDonald TrumpDonald Trump Jr.Doug BurgumElise StefanikElon MuskEnrique TarrioEric TrumpGeorge SantosGreg GutfeldHerschel WalkerHillary ClintonHope HicksHoward LutnickIvanka TrumpJack PosobiecJacob ChansleyJames ComerJames ComeyJD VanceJeanine PirroJenna EllisJesse WattersJim JordanJohn EastmanJosh HawleyKari LakeKaroline LeavittKash PatelKayleigh McEnanyKellyanne ConwayKimberly GuilfoyleKristi NoemLaura LoomerLauren BoebertLindsey GrahamLouie GohmertMadison CawthornMarco RubioMarjorie Taylor GreeneMark RobinsonMatt GaetzMehmet OzMichael CohenMichael FlynnMike JohnsonMike LindellMike PenceMo BrooksNancy MaceNewt GingrichPam BondiPaul GosarPete HegsethPeter NavarroRick ScottRobert F. Kennedy Jr.Roger StoneRon DeSantisRon JohnsonRonna McDanielRoy MooreRudy GiulianiRussell VoughtSarah Huckabee SandersSean HannitySean SpicerSebastian GorkaSharron AngleSidney PowellStephanie GrishamStephen MillerSteve BannonSteve KingSteve ScaliseTed NugentTim ScottTom HomanTommy TubervilleTucker CarlsonTulsi GabbardVivek Ramaswamy
108 quotes from Corey Lewandowski
“Which is the Trump agenda.”
— Corey Lewandowski
August 1, 2017   •   Lewandowski describing the objective White House staff should follow.
The Laura Ingraham Show
“I have answered every question truthfully.”
— Corey Lewandowski
September 17, 2019   •   Lewandowski defending his sworn testimony before the House Judiciary Committee.
House Judiciary Committee
“They're so excited.”
— Corey Lewandowski
January 21, 2016   •   Lewandowski discussing turnout enthusiasm among Trump supporters.
CNN — The Lead
“The American people chose Donald Trump.”
— Corey Lewandowski
September 17, 2019   •   Lewandowski defending the result of the 2016 presidential election.
House Judiciary Committee
“I never deleted any evidence.”
— Corey Lewandowski
September 17, 2019   •   Lewandowski discussing his cooperation with investigators.
House Judiciary Committee
“He tapped into what the American people saw and wanted.”
— Corey Lewandowski
December 5, 2017   •   Lewandowski explaining his interpretation of Trump's 2016 electoral appeal.
Breitbart News Daily
“It's just a rant.”
— Corey Lewandowski
September 17, 2019   •   Lewandowski dismissing part of Representative Sheila Jackson Lee's questioning during the House Judiciary Committee hearing.
House Judiciary Committee
“What I think General Kelly is going to bring is discipline to the staff.”
— Corey Lewandowski
August 1, 2017   •   Lewandowski discussing John Kelly's appointment as White House chief of staff.
The Laura Ingraham Show
“Thirty years of broken promises in Washington.”
— Corey Lewandowski
December 5, 2017   •   Lewandowski describing Trump's criticism of the political establishment.
Breitbart News Daily
“It's about his actions.”
— Corey Lewandowski
April 3, 2024   •   Lewandowski arguing that Trump's record in office was more important than his rhetoric.
NewsNation — On Balance
“He doesn't want to change.”
— Corey Lewandowski
August 1, 2017   •   Lewandowski discussing Trump's personality after John Kelly became White House chief of staff.
The Laura Ingraham Show
“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
“There was no collusion.”
— Corey Lewandowski
September 17, 2019   •   Lewandowski discussing the Mueller investigation. Mueller did not establish a criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Russian government; his report documented numerous contacts between Russians and Trump associates.
House Judiciary Committee
“The mindset of this campaign is to go out and work as hard as humanly possible to finish first.”
— Corey Lewandowski
February 1, 2016   •   Lewandowski discussing the Trump campaign's expectations on Iowa caucus day.
Breitbart News Daily
“I mean that from the bottom of my heart.”
— Corey Lewandowski
June 20, 2016   •   Lewandowski expressing continued loyalty to Trump after being dismissed as campaign manager.
CNN
“People love Donald Trump for who he is.”
— Corey Lewandowski
April 3, 2024   •   Lewandowski arguing that Trump's personality remained a political asset during the 2024 presidential campaign.
NewsNation — On Balance
“Which was a change.”
— Corey Lewandowski
December 5, 2017   •   Lewandowski describing what he believed motivated Trump's 2016 supporters.
Breitbart News Daily
“I will answer every question that I'm allowed to answer.”
— Corey Lewandowski
September 17, 2019   •   Lewandowski defending his refusal to discuss certain conversations with Trump under White House instructions.
House Judiciary Committee
“I don't regret anything.”
— Corey Lewandowski
October 3, 2026   •   Lewandowski discussing his role in Trump's political rise.
Corey Lewandowski media interview
“I sat for hours with the special counsel.”
— Corey Lewandowski
September 17, 2019   •   Lewandowski describing his interviews with Mueller's investigators.
House Judiciary Committee