"Are They Dumb?" - CNBC Ranks Tennessee and Texas Worst States as Millions Move In

**Patrick Bet-David** (0:00)
Can you go to the story of CNBC that came out saying the top 10 worst states to live in? Go to the, by the way, you guys, if you haven't seen this, this is just funny to me. So CNBC woke up and said, let me go write a bullshit article titled, top 10 worst states to live in in America. You ready? Look at this. These are the 10 worst states to live in 2026 And the things they went off of was crime rates, air quality, healthcare access, worker protection, civil rights.
They took out one thing, which I don't know, they're not telling the truth there because I've seen the chart. What it was, another thing that they had in there was they were looking at, what is the word? What is one of those DEI words that they like to use?

**Tom** (0:43)
Inclusion.

**Patrick Bet-David** (0:44)
No, they were looking at inclusivity. Inclusivity, inclusion, you're right, inclusion. So if you go a little bit lower, look at the top 10 worst states.
Arkansas was number 10 Go to nine. Notice a pattern with all these states. Are they red or blue? Keep going. Oklahoma's next. Then they have Alabama.

**Vinnie** (1:03)
That guy's depressed.

**Patrick Bet-David** (1:04)
Okay, then they got Missouri. Keep going. Then they got Utah. Then they got Georgia. Keep going. Keep going. Louisiana, keep going. Go a little faster. Indiana, keep going. Then you got Texas. Oh, it's one of the worst states. Oh yeah, for sure. And I look at number one. Go to number one.
Number one is Tennessee. Tennessee is the lowest taxes all in out of all the states. Now, can you do me a favor while they're doing this? Can you do me a favor and go type in 2025, top 10 best and worst states in net migration? These are states that are gaining the most and losing the most. Type in 2025 No, just do it on chat, GBT. 2025 top 10, 2025 top 10 states in best and worst net migration. I want you to see this. How the hell do you say these states are the worst states to move into? In net migration, net NET migration, net migration. So when you look at this chart, no, you already did the 2020, just press enter. There you go. So top 10 states in net migration. Look what you'll notice here.
If you look at the best and the worst, who do you think is the worst?
Who do you think is the worst? Go a little bit lower, go a little bit lower.

**Vinnie** (2:23)
California.

**Patrick Bet-David** (2:23)
So the best states is North Carolina, positive 84,000. Texas, number two. If Texas is so bad and it's the second worst state, why the hell are people moving? Are they dumb? Is that what you're saying, CNBC? South Carolina is three, Tennessee is four. So two out of the four states that they said is the worst, their top two, are in the top four. Then Arizona, Georgia was on their list as the worst. Alabama was on their list as the worst.
Florida, Idaho, Nevada. Now look at the worst. Look who's at the top for worst. Keep going lower. You did the best and worst, didn't you? Or just gave you the best? Okay, so look at the worst.
If you look at the worst with a T, you will notice number one is California. Minus 229, New York, 138, Illinois, minus 40, Jersey, minus 37, Massachusetts, minus 33, Louisiana 14, Maryland, Colorado, Hawaii, Connecticut are losing, but no CNBC. No, no, not at all. You wanna talk about Texas and Tennessee are the worst states. Why is there a stock exchange going to Texas? Why is Goldman Sachs building a building there that's their second headquarters, 800,000 square feet? Why are all these major companies moving to Texas? Tell us why. Tell us why CNBC, oh, inclusivity is bad, and it's one of the main reasons. Really, or is it yours? Can you actually go and see who the hell wrote this article? Go and see who wrote this article for CNBC.
I want to know who this person is. I just want to know who this person is. Who is this person? Scott Cohen. Uh-oh, Scott. Oh, he's got a hashtag, guys. Scott Cohen, zooming a little bit. Journalist, methodology, go to his website. I actually want to know where this guy went to school. I can't wait. Is there any way we can find out where this guy went to school to say, those are the top 10 states? Because you know how they do it.
They'll take the chart, and they'll say, let's add these categories. Oh, take that one out, because it made California look bad. Or take this one out. No, no, add this thing in. No, let's add inclusivity. Well, what chart do you want to use for inclusivity? Let's use this here. Let's use that here. And then also, okay, so that's what it is. Yeah, you know what? Make Texas and Tennessee look horrible. You know how many people are moving to Tennessee, and they don't want anybody else to know that they're moving to Tennessee? You know how many people are living in Tennessee, and they don't want you to move to Tennessee? Do you know how many people that are Texans are hoping this article goes viral because they don't want the wrong type of people to move to Texas? A lot of people. A lot of people. So what did he do? He was at MPR.