China News Service, March 8. According to CNN, on the evening of the 7th local time, US President Biden delivered his annual State of the Union address. However, US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona But he "hides" - he is the "designated survivor" of 2024.
According to the National Constitution Center, the tradition of naming survivors in State of the Union addresses began in the 1950s due to Cold War fears of nuclear attack, but the federal government did not make the names of "designated survivors" public until 1981. .
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Designated Survivor will reportedly travel to a remote, secure and secret location outside Washington, while others gather at the Capitol to hear Biden speak.
According to previous reports, the Presidential Succession Act passed by the United States in 1947 stipulates the order of succession after the death or incapacity of the president, starting with the vice president, followed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate.
Next are the cabinet officials.
The ranking order of the cabinet is basically based on the establishment time of the cabinet positions, which are Secretary of State, Minister of Finance, Minister of Defense, Minister of Justice, Minister of the Interior, Minister of Agriculture, etc.
According to CNN, a designated survivor must be qualified to serve as president. If something unexpected happens to the president, but a successor with a higher rank than the "designated survivor" survives the possible event, that person will become the president.
According to previous statistics from CNN, the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Agriculture are tied for the positions with the most "designated survivors" appointments.
U.S. Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh is a "designated survivor" in 2023.