One-on-One: Home Depot Co-founder Ken Langone

The Bret Baier Podcast

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News, Politics, News Commentary

3.6 • 681 Ratings

🗓️ 3 July 2025

⏱️ 13 minutes

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With the 4th of July on the horizon, many Americans are reflecting on their own patriotism, and what makes them proud of this country. For Home Depot co-founder Ken Langone, the grandson of Italian immigrants, the answer is clear: America remains the place where dreams come true when hard work meets opportunity. Today, Ken joins Bret to share why he believes the American spirit—rooted in entrepreneurship, resilience, and compassion—can endure through any challenge or division the nation may face. Follow Bret on X: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:48.5	Ken Langone, thanks for being here.
0:50.5	Happy to be here.
0:51.4	You know, I have this book that I'm writing, The Case for America
0:54.6	that comes out ahead of the 250th of American, essentially asking the question, what does it mean
1:00.4	to be an American today? Why, if you were making the case in court, what would you say,
1:05.9	why is America a great place? You have a unique story, but why overall 30,000 feet would you make
1:14.5	the case for America? Because it's still alive and well. It's battered right now. It's beaten up
1:19.3	a little bit right now, but there's no place on earth like America. The American dream is
1:24.0	alive and well. Now, you have to work a little harder to find it but it's there and and when
1:31.6	you think about the alternatives to other countries and you see what happens here you know full well
1:38.5	you know full well that the opportunities are still here you got to i'd say it's a little harder to find them you got
1:46.1	to work your tail off and you got to really believe in what you're doing and and most importantly
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