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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“That's why they fear him.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
October 3, 2026   •   Guilfoyle's claim concerning Trump's political opponents and their motives.
Kimberly Guilfoyle political remarks
“A werewolf can kill a vampire, did you know that?”
— Herschel Walker
October 9, 2026   •   Walker recounting a movie plot during a campaign speech.
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“Why can't we have some people from Norway, Sweden?”
— Donald Trump
December 9, 2025   •   Trump recounting his remarks from the January 2018 immigration meeting.
Trump Speech — Mount Pocono, Pennsylvania
“We are dealing with a lawless administration and a lawless president.”
— Rick Scott
January 24, 2024   •   Scott's political characterization of Biden administration immigration policy.
Office of Senator Rick Scott
“We ran a positive campaign.”
— Newt Gingrich
March 6, 2012   •   Looking back at the Republican 1994 campaign.
Super Tuesday speech
“We need law and order.”
— Alina Habba
March 28, 2025   •   Habba discussing her priorities upon taking a leadership role in the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey.
White House Swearing-In Ceremony
“Whatever the FBI says these days, I tend to believe the opposite.”
— Dan Bongino
January 1, 2025   •   Bongino expressed distrust of the FBI shortly before being selected to serve as its deputy director.
The Dan Bongino Show / Associated Press
“They want to disrespect our flag.”
— Eric Trump
August 25, 2020   •   Eric broadly characterizing Democratic political positions during his RNC speech.
Republican National Convention
“It's just not what I did.”
— Eric Trump
October 3, 2026   •   Eric describing why he said he was not responsible for his father's Statements of Financial Condition.
New York Attorney General Civil Fraud Case
“This is not a way to sort of make money.”
— Elon Musk
April 1, 2022   •   Musk discussing his proposed Twitter acquisition.
TED2022
“I know the outer world exists.”
— Donald Trump
March 21, 2016   •   Trump discussing foreign policy during an interview with The Washington Post editorial board.
Washington Post Editorial Board Interview
“Our religious convictions are the convictions of the Bible.”
— Josh Hawley
July 8, 2024   •   Hawley discussing Christianity, nationalism and American political tradition at the National Conservatism Conference.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley / National Conservatism Conference
“Journalism in America is dead. It's buried.”
— Sean Hannity
May 25, 2021   •   Hannity criticizing media coverage of theories concerning the origin of COVID-19.
Fox News — Hannity
“We're a country that is just in love with itself.”
— Donald Trump
June 4, 2025   •   Trump describing what he viewed as a dramatic improvement in national morale during his second term.
White House Summer Soiree
“You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump's supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 9, 2016   •   Clinton later expressed regret for saying "half." The remark referred to supporters she characterized as holding racist, sexist, homophobic, xenophobic or Islamophobic views.
LGBT for Hillary fundraiser
“Social Security, as you know, generally speaking, people don't live to be over 100 years old.”
— Donald Trump
February 20, 2025   •   Trump introducing claims about implausibly old people appearing in Social Security Administration database records. Subsequent reporting and SSA explanations indicated that records lacking death information or containing legacy-data issues were not evidence that millions of people over 100 were receiving benefits.
Republican Governors Association Dinner
“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
“Decisions must be made with no regard to political pressure.”
— Bill Barr
July 28, 2020
House Judiciary Committee
“They were the first administration since Truman that wasn't holding the quarterly required lease sales.”
— Doug Burgum
September 27, 2023   •   Burgum criticizing federal oil and gas leasing policy. The legal requirements and implementation of federal leasing were subjects of litigation.
Republican Presidential Debate — Simi Valley
“I think that shows political bias.”
— Chuck Grassley
July 1, 2023   •   Grassley's interpretation of FBI redactions in material provided to Congress.
Office of Senator Chuck Grassley / Fox News