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 live in your neighborhood.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing his view that political elites were disconnected from ordinary voters.
Fox News — Jesse Watters Primetime
“The media broke itself.”
— Jesse Watters
June 12, 2021   •   Watters argued that hostility toward Donald Trump caused mainstream news organizations to damage their own credibility.
Fox News — Watters' World
“You feel it at the grocery store.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing consumer-price inflation.
Fox News — Jesse Watters Primetime
“Women like masculinity.”
— Jesse Watters
September 1, 2024   •   Watters discussing masculinity while criticizing Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Walz.
Fox News — The Five
“They never understood Trump.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing mainstream media coverage of Donald Trump.
Fox News — Watters' World
“You don't order a vanilla shake.”
— Jesse Watters
September 1, 2024   •   Watters discussing what he considered masculine behavior while criticizing Tim Walz.
Fox News — The Five
“You can't have civilization without law and order.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing policing and crime.
Fox News — Jesse Watters Primetime
“Everybody has a camera.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing social media and changes in political communication.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“Joe Biden is not in charge.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters' political characterization of the Biden administration.
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“Follow the science.”
— Jesse Watters
July 31, 2021   •   Watters invoked the phrase sarcastically while arguing that Democratic officials were not consistently following scientific evidence regarding COVID-19.
Fox News — Watters' World
“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
“Trump moves fast.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing the pace of policy changes during Trump's second administration.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“A man takes a sip.”
— Jesse Watters
September 1, 2024   •   Watters describing how he believed men should drink beverages during a discussion about masculinity.
Fox News — The Five
“She's going to get paralyzed in the Situation Room.”
— Jesse Watters
August 26, 2024   •   Watters criticizing what he considered Harris's leadership style and readiness to make national-security decisions.
Fox News — The Five
“2020 was a lie.”
— Jesse Watters
June 12, 2021   •   Watters opened a Watters' World monologue by arguing that several major media narratives from 2020 had subsequently been undermined or challenged.
Fox News — Watters' World
“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
“You can't spin reality.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters discussing voters' personal experience of economic and social conditions.
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
“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
“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