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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111 quotes from Jesse Watters
“They don't shop where you shop.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters arguing that political elites were insulated from inflation.
Fox News — Jesse Watters Primetime
“He knows how to command attention.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing Trump's media strategy.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“Crime is a political problem.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters argued that Democratic criminal-justice policies contributed to violent crime. Crime trends vary significantly by place, period and offense.
Fox News — Jesse Watters Primetime
“I was expressing my opinion.”
— Jesse Watters
August 27, 2024   •   Watters explaining that his comments were intended as criticism of Harris's leadership style rather than as a sexual reference.
Fox News — The Five / Washington Post
“Trump moves fast.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing the pace of policy changes during Trump's second administration.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“Political correctness is dying.”
— Jesse Watters
June 19, 2021   •   Watters argued that public resistance to political correctness was increasing.
Fox News — Watters' World
“Kids need to be in school.”
— Jesse Watters
July 31, 2021   •   Watters arguing for in-person education during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fox News — Watters' World
“The border crisis is coming to your neighborhood.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing immigration and migrant relocation within the United States.
Fox News — Jesse Watters Primetime
“Every state is a border state now.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters arguing that immigration affects communities throughout the United States.
Fox News — Jesse Watters Primetime
“The elites don't feel your pain.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters' populist criticism of political and economic elites.
Fox News — Jesse Watters Primetime
“That's why his supporters love him.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters explaining what he believed contributed to Trump's appeal among supporters.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“He knows how to dominate a news cycle.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing Donald Trump's media strategy.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“Trump's a camel.”
— Jesse Watters
August 27, 2025   •   Watters joking about Donald Trump participating in a lengthy Cabinet meeting without taking a bathroom break.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“We don't know what she believes.”
— Jesse Watters
August 26, 2024   •   Watters arguing that Harris had not sufficiently defined her policy positions during the 2024 presidential campaign.
Fox News — The Five
“The teachers unions don't care about your kids.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters' political characterization while criticizing teachers unions over pandemic-era school closures.
Fox News — Watters' World
“Fear gives them power.”
— Jesse Watters
July 31, 2021   •   Watters criticizing Democratic COVID-19 policies and pandemic restrictions.
Fox News — Watters' World
“Trump understands leverage.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing Trump's negotiating strategy.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“The truth is coming out.”
— Jesse Watters
June 19, 2021   •   Watters argued that several stories he believed the media had mishandled were being reconsidered.
Fox News — Watters' World
“Women like masculinity.”
— Jesse Watters
September 1, 2024   •   Watters discussing masculinity while criticizing Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz.
Fox News — The Five
“The old media doesn't control the narrative anymore.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing changes in the media environment and growth of alternative and social media.
Jesse Watters Primetime