Ken Langone, Sen. Peter Welch & Anthony Scaramucci 9/22/26

Outspoken investor, philanthropist and Home Depot founder Ken Langone is Squawk Box’s special guest. In an extended conversation, he discusses the consumer economy, his favorite stocks, and the intersection of business and politics. Langone joins a spirited discussion with Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT), looking ahead to the midterms and suggests he’s willing to pay higher taxes. Skybridge founder Anthony Scaramucci diagnoses the rise of President Trump to a few key moments in recent economic history. Plus, Paramount has paved a path to cnbc.com/2026/09/21/paramount-reaches-settleme… with Warner Brothers Discovery, east coast airports suffered cnbc.com/2026/09/22/flight-disruptions-ease-at… as UNGA began, Jamie Dimon has commented on the global markets (cnbc.com/2026/09/21/jamie-dimon-jpm-jpmorgan-i…) and Meta’ (cnbc.com/2026/09/21/meta-muse-personal-ai-agen…)s new AI agent takes off.

Anthony Scaramucci - 12:49
Ken Langone - 28:19
Sen. Peter Welch - 41:55

In this episode:
Anthony Scaramucci, @Scaramucci (x.com/Scaramucci)
Sen. Peter Welch, @SenPeterWelch (x.com/SenPeterWelch)
Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk (x.com/JoeSquawk)
Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick (x.com/BeckyQuick)
Andrew Ross Sorkin,@andrewrsorkin (twitter.com/andrewrsorkin)
Katie Kramer, @Kramer_Katie (x.com/Kramer_Katie)

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