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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8 quotes from Stephanie Grisham
“I don’t think they are lies.”
— Stephanie Grisham
August 28, 2019   •   Asked about disputed statements by Trump, Grisham said she did not regard them as lies and argued he was sometimes joking or speaking hypothetically.
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“A lot of times they take him so literally.”
— Stephanie Grisham
August 28, 2019   •   Grisham defended Trump’s communication style amid reporting about statements concerning border-wall pardons.
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“He’s his own best spokesperson.”
— Stephanie Grisham
September 23, 2019   •   Grisham defended relying on President Trump’s direct interactions with reporters rather than regular press-secretary briefings.
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“This is groupthink at its finest.”
— Stephanie Grisham
January 12, 2020   •   Grisham responded to an open letter from former government press secretaries urging the return of regular White House briefings.
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“The briefings had become a lot of just theater.”
— Stephanie Grisham
September 23, 2019   •   Grisham explained why she was not resuming traditional White House press briefings.
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“I think that a lot of reporters were doing it to… get famous.”
— Stephanie Grisham
September 23, 2019   •   Grisham argued reporters had used televised White House briefings to build their own profiles.
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“I worked with John Kelly, and he was totally unequipped to handle the genius of our great President.”
— Stephanie Grisham
October 26, 2019   •   Grisham responded to criticism of Trump from former White House chief of staff John Kelly.
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“They deserve strong language like that.”
— Stephanie Grisham
October 24, 2019   •   Grisham defended Trump calling Never Trump Republicans “human scum.”
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