Karoline Leavitt: “There were several members of the Cabinet in the line of…”

“… these large events and designating someone as the Designated Survivor for future large events that the Cabinet attends. Well, those conversations ahead of the WAKA Dinner did take place, but There were several members of the Cabinet in the line of succession who did not attend [the WAKA Dinner] for various personal reasons. So designating one survivor was not necessary as we had several members who were not there already. Caroline forced to dive under tables and fearing for their lives on Saturday night, including many of the people in this room.” (29:36–29:43)

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