Bill Maher Mocks Red State Voters, Says Rich and Educated Live in Blue States

Bill Maher ridiculed red state voters in a segment about Amazon's HQ2 locations, saying that the rich and educated people of America live in blue states.

"That's why red state voters are so pissed off. They don't hate us, they want to be us," the Real Time host said on Friday night. "They want to go the party. It's like we're the British royal family and they're Meghan Markle's dad."

Maher quoted Hillary Clinton, who has said that during the 2016 election she won the "places that represent two-thirds of America's gross domestic product." Clinton has also boasted that she won over voters in areas that are "optimistic, diverse, dynamic, moving forward."

"Maybe that has something to do with why Trump voters are obsessed with 'owning the libs.' Because the libs own everything else," Maher quipped. "The blue parts of America are having a big prosperity party while that big sea of red feels like their invitation got lost in the mail."

The HBO host continued to pile on the insult for red state residents, saying that there are "no red carpets in Wyoming" and no one asks them what they're wearing because "the answer is always Target."

"We have chef Wolfgang Puck, they have Chef Boyardee," he said. "Our roofs have solar panels, theirs have last year's Christmas lights."

Maher said he knows red state voters are jealous of blue states because of the fact that more than 230 cities and regions across the country submitted proposals to Amazon to house a headquarter location in their area. He went on to say those cities were "all desperate for jobs that don't involve guarding prisons or murdering chickens."

Maher then went on to slam Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos for choosing the two cities that don't need the benefits of housing a headquarter location: New York and northern Virginia. The company has since pulled out of it's deal with New York after facing backlash from local politicians and residents.

The arrangement would have brought an estimated 25,000 jobs to Long Island City in return for nearly $3 billion in government incentives. But after intense criticism from lawmakers like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Amazon backed out of the deal completely last week. The company now says it has no plans to look elsewhere for another headquarters location, despite holding it's nationwide contest last year.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio released a statement slamming Amazon for not being "tough" enough to stand up to the deal's criticism. He added that state officials "gave Amazon the opportunity to be a good neighbor and do business in the greatest city in the world. Instead of working with the community, Amazon threw away that opportunity."

"Bezos, you're worth $130 billion. Take one for the team! Stop playing cities off against one another and help a dying one come back to life," Maher exclaimed. He then joked that Amazon could buy the state of Mississippi and rename it "Amazippi."

"If we keep leaving the red states behind, they're going to keep getting angrier and crazier, because if you're not invited to the party, the next best thing is to throw a turd in the punch bowl," Maher continued.