According to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, it was unnecessary to choose a designated survivor for the evening of the White House Correspondents’ dinner since multiple Cabinet members were absent.
Leavitt noted that discussions prior to the dinner focused on appointing a specific survivor, “but several Cabinet members in the succession line were absent for different personal reasons.”
She stated, “Therefore, appointing a single survivor was unnecessary, since we had multiple members who were absent already.”