State of the Union Address, Designated Survivor Choice Tricky
January 31, 2018EXCLUSIVE
President Trump's cabinet members are yelling, "Not it!" That's basically what happens when the Prez is naming a designated survivor before the State of the Union … according to former Chief of Staff Andy Card.
We got George W. Bush's ex right-hand man on Capitol Hill — a few hours before Trump's big speech — and asked him about how the designated survivor is selected. If you're unfamiliar, one cabinet member is always selected to watch the SOTU from an undisclosed location. It's a safety measure … since the Prez, VP, all of Congress, and other cabinet members are all in one place.
Card told us — after a Tom Brokaw cameo — no one wants the gig, and they tend to put up a fight. That being said, someone's gotta do it, and he has an inkling about who will be the DS Tuesday night.
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