Trump aide Sam Clovis pulls out of consideration for job

[The Scotsman]

In the Washington Post today....

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief scientist nominee, Sam Clovis withdrew his name from consideration Wednesday amid revelations that he was among top officials on the Trump campaign who was aware of efforts by foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos to broker a relationship between the campaign and Russian officials.

....then in a further article its states rather more depressingly that;

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief scientist nominee, Sam Clovis, who now serves as the agency’s senior White House adviser, confirmed in an Oct. 17 letter obtained by The Washington Post that he has no academic credentials in either science or agriculture.

Did the qualifications for being US president revolve exclusively around being a reality TV star...did Kushners all encompassing job solely require he know one end of a building from another? In this White House since when did being qualifed matter for a senior position? I was under the impression candidates were considered depending on how far they had their tongues up Trumps ass?