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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5728 quotes
“Donald Trump is unstoppable. Elect him president again, and America will be unstoppable too.”
— Matt Gaetz
July 17, 2024   •   Republican National Convention speech.
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“Comedy tells you where the culture is going.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing comedy as an indicator of cultural change.
Fox News — Gutfeld!
“We're going to restore law and order.”
— Alina Habba
October 3, 2026   •   Habba discussing federal prosecution priorities in New Jersey.
Alina Habba public remarks
“I am very happy with the JD pick.”
— Russell Vought
July 1, 2024   •   Vought discussing Trump's selection of JD Vance as his 2024 running mate.
Centre for Climate Reporting undercover recording
“That language is not appreciated by the President or his team.”
— Karoline Leavitt
October 3, 2026   •   Referring to comments by the South African president.
White House
“The American people cannot afford weakness.”
— Rick Scott
February 15, 2023   •   Scott criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris's approach to China.
Office of Senator Rick Scott
“The gatekeepers are gone.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing declining control by traditional news organizations over political information.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“The whole system is sick.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 1, 2017   •   Gingrich criticizing federal law-enforcement and political institutions.
Fox News Hannity
“They consider themselves citizens of the world.”
— Josh Hawley
December 5, 2019   •   Hawley criticizing what he viewed as the global orientation of corporate and cultural elites.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“We have strengthened both our commitment to eradicating human trafficking and the successful results we are seeing in court.”
— Jeanine Pirro
September 23, 2026   •   Pirro discussing coordination between federal prosecutors and FBI agents on human-trafficking cases.
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
“Working Americans think the system is rigged.”
— Josh Hawley
December 1, 2022   •   Hawley's interpretation of public reaction to the government's intervention in the rail dispute.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“Surveilled sitting Members of Congress.”
— Jim Jordan
October 15, 2025   •   Jordan criticizing investigative collection of lawmakers' communications records associated with the federal January 6 investigation.
House Judiciary Committee
“I may love what the generals come back with.”
— Donald Trump
September 7, 2016   •   Trump saying he would ask generals for a plan against ISIS despite previously saying he knew more about ISIS than the generals.
NBC Commander-in-Chief Forum
“The facts speak for themselves.”
— James Comer
August 19, 2024   •   Comer discussing the Republican committee findings from the Biden impeachment inquiry.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
“There are thousands of stories like April's and Candace's.”
— Ron Johnson
July 11, 2021   •   Johnson discussing reports of adverse events following COVID-19 vaccination. Reports following vaccination do not by themselves establish that the vaccine caused the event.
Fox News / Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“The U.S. has become a dumping ground for everybody else's problems.”
— Donald Trump
June 16, 2015   •   Trump describing his view of immigration and U.S. international relationships during his presidential campaign announcement.
Presidential Campaign Announcement — Trump Tower
“This is about protecting Americans.”
— Alina Habba
October 3, 2026   •   Habba discussing immigration and federal law enforcement.
Alina Habba public remarks
“We are at 245 deregulatory initiatives planned by these agencies.”
— Russell Vought
August 26, 2025   •   Vought reporting the administration's planned deregulatory initiatives.
White House Cabinet meeting
“Nobody knows more about trade than me.”
— Donald Trump
October 3, 2026   •   Trump making a broad claim about his knowledge of international trade.
Trump Campaign Remarks