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
“Serious crisis at home, serious crisis abroad.”
— Sean Hannity
January 20, 2022
Hannity / Fox News
“This isn't about the best 30-second commercial.”
— Newt Gingrich
September 29, 2011   •   Gingrich discussing his strategy for winning the Republican presidential nomination.
PBS NewsHour
“The border is completely broken.”
— Lindsey Graham
October 3, 2026   •   Graham criticizing U.S. immigration enforcement at the southern border.
Lindsey Graham media remarks
“We're going to uphold it.”
— Alina Habba
July 15, 2024   •   Habba referring to the Constitution during a CNN interview.
CNN — Inside Politics
“If we are going to have one nation under God, which we must, we have to have one religion.”
— Michael Flynn
November 13, 2021   •   At a ReAwaken America event, Flynn argued that the United States should have one religion.
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“The servers at Scytl in Germany were confiscated the other day.”
— Sidney Powell
October 9, 2026   •   Powell advancing a claim about election infrastructure.
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“This was the largest audience to ever witness an inauguration — period — both in person and around the globe.”
— Sean Spicer
January 21, 2017   •   White House statement about Trump's inauguration; available evidence contradicted the claim.
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“The idea that she is somehow neutral is loony toons.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 20, 2020   •   Gingrich criticizing presidential debate moderator Kristen Welker and alleging political bias.
Fox News — The Ingraham Angle
“And we're taking it back.”
— Donald Trump
January 20, 2025   •   Trump declaring during his second inaugural address that the United States would regain control of the Panama Canal.
Second Inaugural Address
“America First is here to stay.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
February 26, 2021   •   Guilfoyle discussing the future of Trump's political movement.
CPAC 2021
“I don't have a recollection of that conversation.”
— Hope Hicks
June 19, 2019   •   Hicks responding to congressional questioning.
House Judiciary Committee
“Was Joe Biden involved in his family's attempts to sell their access to him?”
— James Comer
March 20, 2024   •   Comer questioning Tony Bobulinski during an impeachment inquiry hearing.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability
“We’re going to take a wrecking ball to the administrative state.”
— Kari Lake
October 9, 2026   •   Lake campaign rhetoric.
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“Every month this year we've watched inflation get worse.”
— Rick Scott
December 10, 2021   •   Scott discussing inflation during 2021.
Office of Senator Rick Scott
“These people are so invigorated.”
— Corey Lewandowski
January 21, 2016   •   Lewandowski discussing Trump's supporters before the Iowa caucuses.
CNN — The Lead
“President Trump is The Law and Order President.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
August 24, 2020   •   Guilfoyle's characterization of Donald Trump during the 2020 presidential campaign.
Republican National Convention
“They named it after me.”
— Donald Trump
July 18, 2025   •   Trump joking that the GENIUS Act had been named after him. GENIUS is an acronym for Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins; the legislation was not named after Trump.
GENIUS Act Signing Ceremony
“Four facts have never changed.”
— Jim Jordan
December 16, 2019   •   Jordan introducing his defense of Trump's conduct involving Ukraine.
Fox News — Fox & Friends