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
“Please don't feel so stupid or insecure.”
— Donald Trump
May 8, 2013   •   Trump addressing people he called "losers and haters" while boasting about his IQ.
Donald Trump Twitter Account
“I’ll be able to destroy leftism in this country and leave woke ideology on the dustbin of history.”
— Ron DeSantis
October 9, 2026   •   DeSantis presidential campaign remarks.
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“The President must choose appointees who are aligned with the President's agenda.”
— Russell Vought
October 3, 2026
Project 2025 — Mandate for Leadership
“Attention is currency.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing modern media economics.
Fox News — Gutfeld!
“President Trump championed my journey.”
— Alina Habba
July 18, 2024   •   Habba crediting Trump with supporting her professional and political rise.
Republican National Convention
“It's not a profession at all.”
— Sean Hannity
October 3, 2026   •   Hannity criticizing mainstream journalism during a discussion with Mark Levin.
Fox News — Hannity
“They have failed, and they will not win.”
— Eric Trump
July 18, 2024   •   Eric addressing Trump supporters at the Republican National Convention.
Republican National Convention — Milwaukee
“The Trump Administration's deregulatory agenda is the most ambitious in American history.”
— Russell Vought
December 1, 2025   •   Vought's characterization of the administration's regulatory rollback program.
White House / OMB
“Pick up a Bible off your shelf and read it—that is my world view.”
— Mike Johnson
October 9, 2026   •   Johnson describing his worldview.
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“The information I gave was not accurate.”
— Michael Cohen
May 14, 2024   •   Cohen acknowledging under cross-examination that information he previously provided concerning Trump Tower Moscow was false.
People v. Trump trial testimony
“These drugs are worth over half-a-billion dollars.”
— Pam Bondi
April 10, 2025   •   Said during an announcement concerning a large Coast Guard drug seizure.
DOJ press conference
“Your team's partisan and politically motivated prosecutions.”
— Jim Jordan
October 14, 2025   •   Jordan's characterization of former Special Counsel Jack Smith's prosecutions of Donald Trump. Smith maintained that the prosecutions were based on evidence and law.
House Judiciary Committee
“He's a big reason I am the woman I am today.”
— Ivanka Trump
July 3, 2016   •   Ivanka explaining why she considered her father a feminist.
Sunday Times Interview
“I hope someday, Mr. President, you can forget it.”
— Anthony Scaramucci
July 21, 2017
White House Press Briefing
“We can do this the easy way or the hard way.”
— Brendan Carr
September 17, 2025   •   Carr was discussing broadcaster responses to comments Jimmy Kimmel made following Charlie Kirk's killing. Critics characterized Carr's remarks as a government threat against broadcasters; Carr later denied threatening license revocation.
Brendan Carr interview / CNN transcript
“There's no excuse for that warrant being redacted anymore.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 3, 2026   •   Gingrich discussing the Carter Page FISA warrant.
Fox News
“The country is not Twitter.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld arguing that social-media discourse does not accurately represent the entire American public.
Fox News — The Five
“Unless you can fake sincerity, you'll get nowhere in this business.”
— Roger Stone
One of Stone's frequently cited political rules.
Stone's Rules / New Yorker profile
“We must tell the men of this nation that their struggle, too, is noble.”
— Josh Hawley
October 31, 2021   •   Hawley arguing for a more positive cultural message about masculinity.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“I know there will be intense public debate.”
— James Comey
July 5, 2016   •   Discussing the FBI's Clinton email recommendation.
FBI