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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“The guy guzzles Diet Cokes.”
— Jesse Watters
August 27, 2025   •   Watters joking about Trump's habits during a lengthy Cabinet meeting.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“The resistance is exhausted.”
— Jesse Watters
October 3, 2026   •   Watters' characterization of political opposition to Trump's second administration.
Jesse Watters Primetime
“You get free education, a free plane ticket, free medical care, free housing, free food, and a free lawyer.”
— Lauren Boebert
February 7, 2022   •   Boebert criticizing immigration policy.
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“New York's a foreign city. Go look at the Knicks parade.”
— Steve Bannon
July 24, 2026   •   On War Room, during a discussion of immigration, sanctuary cities and New York politics.
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“But you guys are turning up the lights.”
— Donald Trump
July 23, 2025   •   Trump joking about the enormous electricity consumption associated with AI data centers.
Artificial Intelligence Policy Speech — Washington, D.C.
“Most people don't even know he was a Republican, right?”
— Donald Trump
March 21, 2017   •   Trump claiming most people did not know Abraham Lincoln was a Republican. Lincoln's Republican affiliation is a standard and widely documented part of American history.
NRCC March Dinner
“Of course, he's the President of the United States.”
— Jim Jordan
January 23, 2020   •   Jordan defending Trump's authority over foreign policy during the first impeachment trial.
Fox News — The Ingraham Angle
“Let's let the next president, whoever it might be, make that nomination.”
— Lindsey Graham
March 10, 2016   •   Graham's position regarding the 2016 Supreme Court vacancy.
Senate Judiciary Committee
“I agree with Tony Bobulinski who said that Joe Biden is compromised.”
— Ron Johnson
March 30, 2022   •   Johnson alleging that Joe Biden was compromised by family foreign business dealings. This allegation was not established as a criminal or intelligence finding.
Newsmax / Office of Senator Ron Johnson
“They have never accepted the will of the American people.”
— Jim Jordan
December 16, 2019   •   Jordan argued that Democrats' impeachment effort stemmed from opposition to Trump's 2016 victory.
Fox News — Fox & Friends
“The worse the crisis at our southern border becomes.”
— Josh Hawley
January 24, 2024   •   Hawley criticizing Mayorkas and Biden administration immigration policy.
Office of Senator Josh Hawley
“President Biden and the Democrats don't care.”
— Rick Scott
July 19, 2021   •   Scott's political characterization of Democratic attitudes toward inflation and federal spending.
Office of Senator Rick Scott
“I want to thank Special Counsel Mueller for his service and the thoroughness of his investigation.”
— Bill Barr
April 18, 2019
Department of Justice
“Everybody who stands against Donald Trump are the people who’ve been running this country into the ground.”
— Stephen Miller
October 10, 2026   •   Campaign rally remarks.
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“They will be held fully accountable.”
— Rick Scott
April 1, 2025   •   Scott discussing his preferred U.S. policy toward Chinese companies.
Office of Senator Rick Scott
“We have one President at a time.”
— Jeanine Pirro
November 14, 2020   •   Pirro was discussing the period between Election Day and certification of the 2020 presidential election.
Fox News — Justice with Judge Jeanine
“We're better off, frankly, if South Korea is going to start to protect itself.”
— Donald Trump
March 29, 2016   •   Trump discussing U.S. security commitments and nuclear proliferation in Asia.
CNN Republican Presidential Town Hall
“QAnon of presenting truth and lies.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
February 4, 2021   •   Part of Greene's comparison between QAnon and the media.
House floor speech
“A particular product's price may go up.”
— Howard Lutnick
January 29, 2025   •   Lutnick acknowledging that tariffs can increase individual product prices while disputing that they necessarily produce broader inflation.
Senate Commerce Committee Confirmation Hearing