A Lesson for Guarding the Presidential Line of Succession

Designated Survivor: A violent security breach during a high-profile gala reignites a debate over the continuity of American governance. When the president and cabinet occupy a single ballroom, the tradition of political visibility collides dangerously with the cold reality of survivability.

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I really wish they'd stop rubbing it in that there was a missed opportunity to get them all.

The Pres. and VP are not allowed to fly together. The security at the State of the Union is the highest the Secret Service provides and a designated survivor sits in another location. The hotel was NOT secured and 12 of 18 in the line of succession were there. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...