What to Know About the Designated Survivors for the State of the Union

When President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address on Tuesday evening, one member of his Cabinet will not be in attendance because they will have been tapped to serve as the designated survivor.

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The designated survivor is an official in the presidential line of succession who is selected to skip a function that convenes the federal government in one place—the State of the Union, inaugurations, or the President’s joint congressional address, for instance.