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
“Folks, the biggest crisis facing us right now in America is the truth crisis.”
— Dan Bongino
February 19, 2022   •   Bongino argued that public inability to determine what information to trust was more serious than other contemporary crises.
Fox News — Unfiltered with Dan Bongino
“We're not going to stop fighting.”
— Alina Habba
October 3, 2026   •   Habba discussing Trump's legal battles.
Alina Habba public remarks
“We need to build.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr summarizing his approach to communications infrastructure policy.
FCC
“If you are an individual, a foreign national, who illegally enters the United States of America, you are, by definition, a criminal.”
— Karoline Leavitt
January 28, 2025   •   Leavitt's characterization. Immigration violations can involve civil or criminal law depending on the conduct and circumstances.
White House Press Briefing
“Most people don’t know that because it didn’t get covered.”
— Kellyanne Conway
February 2, 2017   •   Conway said this immediately after referring to the nonexistent “Bowling Green massacre.”
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“Today, people are still trying to control the weather.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
September 17, 2025
House DOGE Subcommittee hearing on weather modification
“Who knows?”
— Donald Trump
February 19, 2025   •   Trump expressing uncertainty about predictions that artificial intelligence would transform the economy.
FII Priority Summit — Miami Beach, Florida
“We've really only been here for a very short period of time.”
— Donald Trump
August 26, 2025   •   Trump characterizing the duration of his administration while discussing economic results seven months after inauguration.
White House Cabinet Meeting
“I don't know her.”
— Donald Trump
May 8, 2025   •   Trump discussing his nominee for U.S. Surgeon General, Casey Means, after a reporter asked why he selected someone who had not completed a medical residency and was not practicing medicine.
White House Remarks on U.S.-UK Trade Agreement
“National security starts with energy security.”
— Doug Burgum
October 3, 2026   •   A recurring Burgum theme linking domestic energy production with foreign policy.
Doug Burgum Presidential Campaign
“They had to roll out a cleanup crew.”
— Jesse Watters
January 20, 2022   •   Watters argued that Biden administration officials had to clarify several statements the president made during a news conference.
Fox News — The Five
“The president exonerated forever.”
— Sean Hannity
February 7, 2020   •   Hannity's characterization following Trump's Senate acquittal in his first impeachment trial. Senate acquittal is distinct from a judicial finding of exoneration.
Hannity / Fox News
“They would rather see a Clinton in office.”
— Corey Lewandowski
October 3, 2026   •   Lewandowski alleging that some Republican establishment figures preferred Hillary Clinton to Trump because she represented a more predictable political status quo.
PBS FRONTLINE
“They're the ones that ended the stay in Mexico policy.”
— Sean Hannity
June 1, 2021   •   Hannity referring to the Biden administration's changes to Trump's Migrant Protection Protocols.
Hannity / Fox News
“Captain, we don't see any lights.”
— Donald Trump
February 19, 2025   •   Trump recounting what he said while Air Force One approached an airfield without normal runway lighting for security reasons.
FII Priority Summit — Miami Beach, Florida
“How do we make sure it never happens again?”
— Sean Hannity
January 1, 2022   •   Hannity discussing January 6.
Hannity / Fox News
“We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.”
— Steve King
March 12, 2017   •   King discussing immigration and demographics.
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“And I know that our country is getting eaten alive by it.”
— Donald Trump
March 21, 2016   •   Trump describing his view of America's relationship with the rest of the world.
Washington Post Editorial Board Interview
“You take a little glass of water and you drop it on magnets, I don't know what's gonna happen.”
— Donald Trump
October 28, 2025   •   Trump revisiting his longstanding criticism of electromagnetic aircraft-carrier elevators while speaking to U.S. troops in Japan.
Remarks aboard USS George Washington
“We're maximally transparent.”
— Elon Musk
February 1, 2025   •   Musk's characterization of DOGE's operations.
White House remarks