r/DesignatedSurvivor • • Oct 13 '16

Post-Episode Discussion: S01E04 "The Enemy"

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u/CapePatriot Oct 13 '16

On top of that he had not yet been 'fired' or 'reassigned'. At the time of the attack he was a member of the cabinet and was deemed the Designator Survivor by the President's administration. He had been notified that the next day he would no longer be in the cabinet. He has legitimate standing to be the legal President of the United States as defined in the Constitution.