Trumps Science Advisor, Age 31, Has a Political Science Degree

[briv1016]

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/trump-rsquo-s-science-advisor-age-31-has-a-political-science-degree/?wt.mc=SA_Twitter-Share

A job that's been held by some of the nation's top scientists is now occupied by a 31-year-old politics major from Princeton University.

And it's unlikely to change soon, observers say, leaving President Trump without a science adviser as the administration wrestles with a severe outbreak of the flu, lead-poisoned drinking water and record-breaking disasters that many scientists say are sharpened by rising temperatures.

More than a year into his term, Trump hasn't identified a potential nominee for the key position held by prominent scientists in Republican and Democratic administrations alike. And it stands to get harder. There's a razor-thin margin for Senate approval, and Trump's critics and supporters could complicate the confirmation of anyone who rejects mainstream climate science.

That means the job falls to Michael Kratsios, the deputy assistant in the Office of Science and Technology Policy. At least for now. Kratsios graduated from Princeton in 2008 with a political science degree and a focus on Hellenic studies. He previously served as chief of staff to Peter Thiel, the controversial Silicon Valley billionaire and Trump ally.

[Gothmog]

1. Trump is not qualified to be POTUS and so he hires an unqualified science adviser

[Lindsay]

2. Hey, he has "science"

right there in his degree! What more do ya want?

[BigmanPigman]

3. Everyone he hires has either no experience

for their specific position or they are actually "against" the issues they are supposed to protect and support. Bizarro World is now normal.

[SunSeeker]

4. K & R for exposure.