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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5728 quotes
“My office will continue to pursue justice for survivors.”
— Jeanine Pirro
August 12, 2026   •   Pirro commenting after a jury convicted a man of strangling and assaulting his former partner.
U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia
“That's big even compared to rapping, all the money she makes.”
— Donald Trump
January 28, 2026   •   Trump addressing rapper Nicki Minaj while discussing Michael and Susan Dell's multibillion-dollar contribution to Trump Accounts.
Trump Accounts Event — Washington, D.C.
“This is going to get worse.”
— Newt Gingrich
October 1, 2017   •   Gingrich discussing the Mueller investigation.
Fox News Hannity
“There is no justice without consequences.”
— Jeanine Pirro
October 3, 2026
Justice with Judge Jeanine
“The Schiff show continues.”
— Sean Hannity
December 1, 2021   •   Hannity criticizing Rep. Adam Schiff.
Hannity / Fox News
“Not only do we have the D.C. jail, which is the D.C. gulag, but now we have Nancy Pelosi’s gazpacho police spying on members of Congress.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
February 8, 2022   •   OAN interview; Greene apparently meant the Gestapo.
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“I don't know what he was thinking.”
— Hope Hicks
June 19, 2019   •   Hicks declining to speculate about Trump's internal motivations.
House Judiciary Committee
“I did not have a good call with him today.”
— Sean Hannity
January 10, 2021   •   Private message to Mark Meadows concerning Donald Trump.
Text message released by House January 6 Committee
“The Biden administration's misguided policies continue to weaken U.S. energy security and our economy.”
— Doug Burgum
March 7, 2024   •   Burgum's assessment of Biden administration energy policies.
North Dakota Office of the Governor
“We need the facts.”
— Jim Jordan
October 3, 2026   •   Recurring Jordan formulation during congressional oversight investigations.
House Judiciary Committee
“We are trying to scale resources to fight fraud wherever we possibly can.”
— Russell Vought
April 15, 2026   •   Vought discussing the administration's National Fraud Enforcement Division proposal.
House Budget Committee
“I don't know what the number is.”
— Donald Trump
July 29, 2025   •   Trump saying he did not know the estimated retrofit cost for the aircraft.
Air Force One Press Gaggle
“My fingers are long and beautiful, as, it has been well documented, are various other parts of my body.”
— Donald Trump
April 1, 2011   •   Interview discussing criticism of his hands.
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“We're going to get killed with Hispanics because of his rhetoric.”
— Lindsey Graham
September 10, 2015   •   Graham's 2015 prediction about Republican support among Hispanic voters.
CNN
“He shouldn't be commander-in-chief.”
— Lindsey Graham
July 1, 2015   •   Graham criticizing Trump after Trump's remarks about John McCain.
CNN
“Russian tanks are not going to conquer Europe if we don’t pass this bill.”
— Tommy Tuberville
February 8, 2024   •   Tuberville argued against additional U.S. aid to Ukraine and rejected claims that Putin would move on to conquer Europe if Ukraine fell.
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“My father is running for you.”
— Eric Trump
July 20, 2016   •   Eric addressing Americans he described as struggling economically during his Republican National Convention speech.
Republican National Convention — Cleveland
“I fell in love with him.”
— Donald Trump
September 29, 2018   •   West Virginia rally, discussing correspondence with Kim Jong Un.
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“The American people deserve accountability.”
— Steve Scalise
October 3, 2026   •   Scalise discussing congressional oversight of the Biden administration.
Steve Scalise congressional remarks
“I don't think he's going to be able to get that now.”
— Anthony Scaramucci
January 14, 2021   •   Scaramucci discussing the possibility of additional unrest after January 6.
CNN Anderson Cooper 360