The White House’s “Designated Survivor” for the State of the Union Address Revealed
Screengrab of Doug Collins giving a speech via White House The chamber was packed for President Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address. Inside the chamber were Cabinet officials, lawmakers, generals, Supreme Court Justices, war veterans, the U.S. Men’s hockey team, and many more. However, one member of Trump’s Cabinet was missing: Secretary of Veterans Affairs Doug Collins. Collins was not at the Capitol