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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5728 quotes
“These are activists masquerading as journalists.”
— Sean Hannity
June 3, 2021   •   Hannity's characterization of journalists whose coverage he considered politically biased.
Fox News — Hannity
“Has Joe Biden really lost touch with all reality?”
— Sean Hannity
April 19, 2022   •   Hannity rhetorically questioning Biden while discussing reports that Biden intended to seek reelection.
Fox News — Hannity
“Waged unprecedented lawfare against President Trump.”
— Jim Jordan
October 15, 2025   •   Jordan's political characterization of Special Counsel Jack Smith's prosecutions of Donald Trump.
House Judiciary Committee
“I am MAGA. I am ultra-MAGA, and I’m proud of it.”
— Lauren Boebert
September 6, 2022   •   Boebert describing her politics during an appearance on The Ingraham Angle.
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“There is no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea.”
— Donald Trump
June 13, 2018   •   Post on Twitter after the Singapore summit with Kim Jong Un.
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“It was like playing whack-a-mole.”
— Bill Barr
June 1, 2022   •   Barr describing DOJ's efforts to investigate and respond to successive election-fraud allegations.
January 6 Committee
“I'm not sure what is left to do or say.”
— Sean Hannity
January 1, 2021   •   Hannity expressing private frustration while communicating with Trump advisers after January 6.
January 6 Committee — Hannity text messages
“They have become advocates for the radical left.”
— Ron Johnson
March 30, 2022   •   Johnson's characterization of mainstream news organizations.
Newsmax / Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“It is understandable that many African Americans lack confidence in the American criminal justice system.”
— Bill Barr
July 28, 2020
House Judiciary Committee
“I don't believe he has an enemies list.”
— Pam Bondi
January 15, 2025   •   Referring to Kash Patel.
Senate Judiciary Committee
“It is to raid the United States.”
— Bill Barr
July 1, 2020   •   Barr's characterization of Chinese economic strategy.
Department of Justice — China Policy Remarks
“I have the right to do it.”
— Donald Trump
February 18, 2025   •   Trump defending his authority to change the U.S. government's geographic naming convention for the gulf.
Executive Order Remarks — Mar-a-Lago
“They're using the law as a weapon.”
— Lindsey Graham
October 3, 2026   •   Graham's characterization of criminal prosecutions involving Trump.
Lindsey Graham media remarks
“No more funding for Green New Deal social engineering policies.”
— Karoline Leavitt
January 28, 2025   •   Leavitt's characterization of environmental and social policies.
White House Press Briefing
“The left wants to define traditional masculinity as toxic.”
— Josh Hawley
October 31, 2021   •   Hawley discussing masculinity and cultural attitudes toward men during a National Conservatism speech.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“Only adds to the perception that the Biden Justice Department is politicized and weaponized.”
— Jim Jordan
May 1, 2024   •   Jordan discussing Matthew Colangelo's previous Justice Department service and later role in the Manhattan prosecution of Trump. This was Jordan's political characterization.
House Judiciary Committee
“Today's society benefits those who shaped it.”
— Josh Hawley
December 5, 2019   •   Hawley criticizing the economic and political structure he argued favored elites.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“If you are a Republican you get fried for absolutely everything.”
— Eric Trump
June 1, 2021   •   Eric alleging partisan disparities in law enforcement and political scrutiny.
Fox News — Hannity
“When they wake up in the morning, we want them to not want to go to work.”
— Russell Vought
October 3, 2026   •   Vought discussing career federal employees he viewed as obstacles to a future conservative administration.
Public remarks
“This is for us when our government becomes tyrannical.”
— Sharron Angle
January 1, 2010   •   Angle was explaining her view of the Second Amendment during her Nevada Senate campaign.
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