Because he knows he's the least qualified person to ever hold the position he has, yet he still collects a paycheque. Just like Monsef smirks, because she knows that if she was just another immigrant caught in a lie about her country of origin she'd be deported, but because she's part of the "gender balanced" coalition of rainbows and unicorns, the issue is ignored. Two laws - one for the regular folks and one for the "special folks".