00:00Yes or no, did you lead an audit?
00:01And the way my leadership has been stated has been completely mischaracterized.
00:04What are you afraid of?
00:05You can't answer this question.
00:06Yes or no, did you lead an audit?
00:07Do you not know this answer?
00:09Senator, every part of my leadership of these organizations has been misrepresented from
00:12I will take that as a no.
00:13What were the findings?
00:14Though there were no findings because you've never led an audit.
00:16What guidance did you give the auditors?
00:18None, because you've never led an audit.
00:20Nobody expects you to be an accountant, Mr. Hextheth.
00:22What we expect is for you to understand the complexity of this Pentagon budget process
00:26that is absolutely necessary to outfit our warfighters.
00:29Look, the Secretary of Defense is required to make quick decisions every single day
00:34with high level information that's being provided for them.
00:36A Secretary of Defense has to have breadth and depth of knowledge.
00:39Right now, I am concerned that you have neither.
00:41Mr. Hextheth, what is the highest level of international negotiations that you have engaged in,
00:46that you have led in?
00:46Because the Secretary of Defense does lead international security negotiations.
00:49There are three main ones that the Secretary of Defense leads and signs.
00:52Can you name at least one of them?
00:54Could you repeat the question, Senator?
00:55Sure.
00:56What is the highest level of international security agreement that you have led?
01:00And can you name some that the Secretary of Defense would lead?
01:03There are three main ones.
01:04Do you know?
01:05I have not been involved in international security arrangements
01:07because I have not been in government other than serving in the military.
01:10So my job has been to lead men and women in combat.
01:11So no, the answer is, can you name one of the three main ones that the Secretary of Defense signs?
01:14If you're talking about defense arrangements,
01:15I mean, NATO might be one that you're referring to.
01:18Status of Forces agreement would be one of them.
01:20Status of Forces agreement.
01:21I've been a part of teaching about Status of Forces agreements.
01:24But you don't remember to mention it?
01:26You're not qualified, Mr. Hexth.
