Editing Designated survivor (section)

==Selection==
In a 2016 interview, [[Jon Favreau (speechwriter)|Jon Favreau]], a speechwriter for President [[Barack Obama]], said that the procedure for picking a designated survivor for a State of the Union address was "entirely random", but later clarified that the content of the speech played a role in who was permitted to be absent. Favreau said that for a State of the Union address in which Obama's education policy was a major focus, for example, the [[United States Secretary of Education|secretary of education]], [[Arne Duncan]], was not chosen as the designated survivor, because it was thought that he should attend and represent his department.<ref>{{cite web |author=Millstein |first=Seth |date=February 6, 2019 |title=How Is The Designated Survivor Chosen? Rick Perry Won't Be At The 2019 SOTU |url=https://www.bustle.com/p/how-is-the-designated-survivor-chosen-rick-perry-wont-be-at-the-2019-sotu-15913072 |website=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]] |quote=CBS News reports that the president and their staff are responsible for selecting the designated survivor, and [[Jon Favreau (speechwriter)|Jon Favreau]], Barack Obama's former lead speechwriter, spoke to The Ringer about the designated survivor selection process in 2016. Favreau initially said that the process is "entirely random," but then backtracked a bit and said that sometimes, the designated survivor depends on what the president intends to say in their speech.}}</ref>