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
“Build for the American customers.”
— Howard Lutnick
March 3, 2025   •   Lutnick encouraging TSMC and other manufacturers to produce in the United States.
U.S. Department of Commerce
“Restore the economic and cultural power of working people.”
— Josh Hawley
April 20, 2023   •   Hawley describing the objective of his economic agenda.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“I accept your nomination for President of the United States.”
— Hillary Clinton
July 28, 2016
Democratic National Convention
“I’m willing to sacrifice everything for my country.”
— Laura Loomer
October 10, 2026   •   Loomer discussing her activism.
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“My eyes are pretty good, and I don't see any lights.”
— Donald Trump
February 19, 2025   •   Trump recounting a nighttime Air Force One landing during a trip to Iraq.
FII Priority Summit — Miami Beach, Florida
“These people are so invigorated.”
— Corey Lewandowski
January 21, 2016   •   Lewandowski discussing Trump's supporters before the Iowa caucuses.
CNN — The Lead
“There have to be free and fair elections.”
— Marco Rubio
September 29, 2026   •   Rubio discussing U.S. policy toward Venezuela and the administration's stated conditions for democratic legitimacy.
Reuters / Fox News interview
“Communist China steals American technology and intellectual property.”
— Rick Scott
March 11, 2021   •   Scott criticizing Chinese intellectual-property practices.
Office of Senator Rick Scott
“It would be a very unfriendly act if they didn't allow that to happen.”
— Donald Trump
January 25, 2025   •   Trump describing potential Danish opposition to U.S. acquisition of Greenland.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“For you to even suggest otherwise is, frankly, insulting.”
— Karoline Leavitt
October 3, 2026   •   Said during an exchange concerning Iran.
White House
“He has employed women at the highest levels of the Trump Organization for decades.”
— Ivanka Trump
July 3, 2016   •   Ivanka citing women in senior positions at the Trump Organization as evidence of her father's attitudes toward women's professional advancement.
Sunday Times Interview
“For most people... the vaccine has been administered with little or no side effects.”
— Ron Johnson
June 28, 2021   •   Johnson acknowledging that most COVID-19 vaccine recipients did not experience serious adverse effects.
Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“President Trump is back, and the golden age of America has most definitely begun.”
— Karoline Leavitt
January 28, 2025
White House Press Briefing
“It's vital to addressing the emerging threats to religious liberty.”
— Pam Bondi
June 16, 2025
U.S. Department of Justice
“I don't think there has been anything quite like it, ever.”
— Donald Trump
February 5, 2026   •   Trump describing U.S. cooperation with Venezuela following major changes in the relationship between the two countries.
National Prayer Breakfast
“Fat troops are tiring to look at.”
— Pete Hegseth
September 30, 2025   •   Addressing senior military leaders at Quantico while discussing physical fitness standards.
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“It depends on what your definition of military action is, as Bill Clinton would say.”
— Donald Trump
April 17, 2026   •   Trump invoking former President Bill Clinton while declining to clearly define what military action regarding Cuba might mean.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“It was extraordinarily popular with the American people.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 3, 2026   •   Gingrich's retrospective assessment of the Contract with America.
PBS — Commanding Heights
“He repeatedly provided it.”
— James Comer
August 19, 2024   •   Comer alleging that Joe Biden repeatedly provided his presence to support family business activities.
House Committee on Oversight and Accountability