KAKISTOCRACY (noun) — Government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people.
In Their Own Words

Quotes

A searchable collection of documented public statements from people covered by the Kakistocracy Files.

5,728Total Quotes in the Archive
AllAlex JonesAlina HabbaAndrew ClydeAnn CoulterAnthony ScaramucciBill BarrBrendan CarrByron DonaldsCharlie KirkChristine O’DonnellChuck GrassleyCorey LewandowskiDan BonginoDonald TrumpDonald Trump Jr.Doug BurgumElise StefanikElon MuskEnrique TarrioEric TrumpGeorge SantosGreg GutfeldHerschel WalkerHillary ClintonHope HicksHoward LutnickIvanka TrumpJack PosobiecJacob ChansleyJames ComerJames ComeyJD VanceJeanine PirroJenna EllisJesse WattersJim JordanJohn EastmanJosh HawleyKari LakeKaroline LeavittKash PatelKayleigh McEnanyKellyanne ConwayKimberly GuilfoyleKristi NoemLaura LoomerLauren BoebertLindsey GrahamLouie GohmertMadison CawthornMarco RubioMarjorie Taylor GreeneMark RobinsonMatt GaetzMehmet OzMichael CohenMichael FlynnMike JohnsonMike LindellMike PenceMo BrooksNancy MaceNewt GingrichPam BondiPaul GosarPete HegsethPeter NavarroRick ScottRobert F. Kennedy Jr.Roger StoneRon DeSantisRon JohnsonRonna McDanielRoy MooreRudy GiulianiRussell VoughtSarah Huckabee SandersSean HannitySean SpicerSebastian GorkaSharron AngleSidney PowellStephanie GrishamStephen MillerSteve BannonSteve KingSteve ScaliseTed NugentTim ScottTom HomanTommy TubervilleTucker CarlsonTulsi GabbardVivek Ramaswamy
5728 quotes
“I think they are terrified to step out of line.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
December 1, 2025   •   Referring to other congressional Republicans and Donald Trump.
CBS 60 Minutes
“The FCC has a critical national security role.”
— Brendan Carr
October 3, 2026   •   Carr discussing telecommunications equipment, infrastructure and foreign adversaries.
FCC
“Enough is enough.”
— Rick Scott
November 9, 2021   •   Scott discussing inflation and the cost of living.
Office of Senator Rick Scott
“That makes me smart.”
— Hillary Clinton
September 26, 2016   •   Donald Trump's response, not Clinton's. INCLUDED ONLY FOR CONTEXT — DO NOT IMPORT AS A CLINTON QUOTE.
Presidential debate
“The leaks are absolutely real. The news is fake.”
— Donald Trump
February 16, 2017   •   White House news conference.
Source →
“We will continue prioritizing individuals driving violence.”
— Jeanine Pirro
September 21, 2026   •   Pirro discussing federal violent-crime enforcement efforts in Washington, D.C.
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
“America is a more dangerous place.”
— Rick Scott
April 1, 2024   •   Scott's assessment of the effects of Biden administration border policy.
U.S. Senate Floor / Office of Senator Rick Scott
“You'll never convince me that Donald Trump is the answer to the problem we have with Hispanics.”
— Lindsey Graham
March 1, 2016   •   Graham discussing Trump's appeal to Hispanic voters and the Republican Party's demographic challenges.
Lindsey Graham media remarks
“He's not going away.”
— Newt Gingrich
April 2, 2024   •   Gingrich discussing Trump's continuing political influence.
PBS FRONTLINE
“When you're hit, your body just kind of shuts down.”
— Steve Scalise
July 16, 2024   •   Scalise drawing on his own experience being shot while discussing the assassination attempt against Trump.
Fox News
“Whatever credibility he has left.”
— Sean Hannity
May 27, 2021   •   Hannity questioning Anthony Fauci's credibility during debate over the origins of SARS-CoV-2.
Fox News — Hannity
“The campaign for him was always a marketing opportunity.”
— Michael Cohen
February 27, 2019   •   Cohen's characterization of Trump's 2016 campaign.
House Committee on Oversight and Reform
“He always puts America First!”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
August 24, 2020   •   Guilfoyle describing Donald Trump's governing philosophy.
Republican National Convention
“He was passionate.”
— Newt Gingrich
June 1, 2017   •   Gingrich describing Attorney General Jeff Sessions' congressional testimony.
Fox News Hannity
“Trump 2.0 has hit Washington like a hurricane.”
— Chuck Grassley
April 29, 2025   •   Grassley praising Trump's first 100 days after returning to the White House.
Office of Senator Chuck Grassley
“I don't care.”
— Donald Trump
January 7, 2025   •   Trump responding to political opposition in Canada to his proposal for Canada to become a U.S. state.
Mar-a-Lago Press Conference
“My first thought was, hell has froze over.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
November 18, 2025   •   Greene was commenting on the bipartisan coalition supporting release of Epstein-related records.
Epstein Files Transparency Act press conference
“The United States of America is going to protect the people who invest in America.”
— Howard Lutnick
April 6, 2025   •   Lutnick encouraging companies to move manufacturing and investment into the United States.
CBS — Face the Nation
“The threats are all up.”
— Rick Scott
April 1, 2024   •   Scott discussing warnings from U.S. intelligence and law-enforcement officials concerning terrorism threats.
U.S. Senate Floor / Office of Senator Rick Scott