There is one notable absence in the House chamber on Tuesday night for President Trump’s joint address: Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins. Collins, a former congressman from Georgia, is the “designated survivor,

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins is the designated survivor for President Donald Trump‘s speech to a joint session of Congress. Collins, a former congressman from Georgia, was confirmed to Trump’s Cabinet on Feb.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins is this year’s designated survivor, according to a White House official, retreating from Washington to an undisclosed location during President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday evening.

Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins will serve as designated survivor during President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress on Tuesday.

Doug Collins, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, is reportedly serving as the designated survivor during President Trump's joint address.

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A top government official named designated survivor to preserve the presidential line of succession in the event of a catastrophe.

President Trump is set to deliver an important address covering key national issues such as economic policies and national security. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins has been named the designated survivor for the event.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Doug Collins has been named the designated survivor for President Donald Trump's speech to congress.

With members of the presidential line of succession in the Capitol for President Trump's speech to the joint session of Congress, a designated survivor will be named to stay away in case of a catastrophic event.