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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“Whoever was rising in the poll, that's who became the person that we needed to knock out of the race.”
— Michael Cohen
September 1, 2020   •   Cohen describing what he said was a coordinated effort involving Trump and the National Enquirer during the 2016 Republican primary.
MSNBC Rachel Maddow interview
“In one day he ended every future opportunity.”
— Hope Hicks
January 6, 2021   •   Hicks referring to Donald Trump while discussing the consequences of January 6.
House January 6 Select Committee
“It was created so Hugo Chavez would never lose another election.”
— Sidney Powell
November 16, 2020   •   Powell alleged voting technology used in the United States had been created to manipulate Venezuelan elections; election-security officials said the 2020 U.S. election was secure.
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“Nobody would believe it.”
— Steve Scalise
October 1, 2017   •   Scalise reflecting on the fact that despite multiple people being wounded, the gunman was the only person killed in the attack.
CBS 60 Minutes
“This election summit is not going to be about more evidence. We have enough evidence. Evidence has been the easy part.”
— Mike Lindell
August 16, 2023   •   Opening remarks at an election summit.
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“The 21st Century will be defined by what happens between the United States and China.”
— Marco Rubio
January 15, 2025   •   Rubio discussing strategic competition with China during his Senate confirmation hearing for secretary of state.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee confirmation hearing / CBS News
“Michael has admitted to human frailty.”
— Anthony Scaramucci
May 10, 2024   •   Scaramucci discussing Michael Cohen before Cohen testified in Trump's New York criminal trial.
CNN
“Our impeachment inquiry shows conclusively.”
— James Comer
August 19, 2024   •   Comer introducing the committees' conclusion concerning Joe Biden. The House did not ultimately vote on articles of impeachment.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
“The radicals don't want any part of unity.”
— Newt Gingrich
January 21, 2021   •   Gingrich's characterization of progressive members and policies of the incoming Biden administration.
Fox News — Hannity
“Nobody knows more about building walls than me.”
— Donald Trump
October 3, 2026   •   Trump citing his construction experience while advocating a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Trump Campaign Remarks
“Everything has to be binary.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld criticizing political discourse that forces issues into opposing camps.
Fox News — The Five
“The federal government admitted it and they paid money to her family as part of a legal settlement.”
— Tommy Tuberville
January 6, 2026   •   Tuberville was referring to the federal settlement with Ashli Babbitt’s family. A civil settlement does not by itself constitute an admission of legal liability unless the agreement says so.
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“Trump's winning.”
— Jesse Watters
June 1, 2025   •   Watters' political assessment during commentary about the Trump administration.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“It will divide conservatism.”
— Lindsey Graham
March 1, 2016   •   Graham predicting the consequences of a Trump presidential nomination.
Lindsey Graham media remarks
“COVID-19 is targeted to attack Caucasians and Black people.”
— Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
July 11, 2023   •   Remarks at a New York press dinner; scientific evidence does not support the claim.
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“There were very fine people on both sides.”
— Donald Trump
August 15, 2017   •   Trump Tower remarks after Charlottesville; Trump also said he was not referring to neo-Nazis and white nationalists.
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“TikTok is not just another video app.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr arguing that TikTok presented national-security and data-security concerns beyond those associated with an ordinary social-media application.
Brendan Carr / FCC
“They produce factories being built here.”
— Howard Lutnick
March 11, 2025   •   Lutnick arguing that Trump's economic policies would encourage domestic manufacturing.
CBS News