And he's not a government official, even though he's impersonating one, and that the administration tells the public he's in charge of a government agency but tells the courts he's not.
While all of these things are true, I find it disingenuous to imply that his not having been elected is somehow less accurate than any other criticism levelled against him.
It was on one of the pieces of paper he agreed to sign when he accepted the money and 'technical assistance', so he's 100% on board.