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Trump and Bernhardt in the White House on Jan. 9. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Interior Secretary David Bernhardt was named the designated survivor for this year's State of the Union address, according to the White House pool report.
What it means: Bernhardt is at a secure, undisclosed location throughout the evening and is the administration official in the line of succession who would assume the presidency in the unlikely case of disaster taking out the leaders assembled for President Trump's address.
Go deeper: What to expect from Trump's State of the Union address