This man once was one giant terrorist attack away from becoming president

You may have seen him pop up on your television last night during President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address.

You probably wondered who he was.

And you probably made a comment about his hair.

But this is Ernest Moniz, the U.S. Secretary of Energy, and in the last 24 hours, he has gained quite a bit of notoriety. Or should we say his hair has gained quite a bit of notoriety.

Moniz sat out last year’s address because he was the “designated survivor.” That’s the person who goes to a secure location during the address and would immediately become president in the event a disaster wipes everyone at the U.S. Capitol.

Tuesday night, he was in the house.

Once he was put on camera, social media took over.

Ernest Moniz looks like a disappointed Quaker Oatmeal Man #SOTU pic.twitter.com/T7eJBzlrIE

— Erica Steiner @ TMZ (@SendARavenPlz) January 21, 2015

Here’s Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, just trying to stay awake like the rest of us. pic.twitter.com/RfOHK4ASqb

— Sarah Kliff (@sarahkliff) January 21, 2015

Moniz doesn’t mind all the fuss about his hair.

He’s described it as “flowy” and “a bit curly,” and it hasn’t changed since the 1970s.

Why does the U.S. Secretary of Energy @ErnestMoniz look like a potato and has a mop for hair?

— Aakif عاكف‎ (@AakifL4) January 21, 2015

Sec @ErnestMoniz either works in Diagon Alley on the side or runs a chocolate factory…can't figure out which. pic.twitter.com/FOrLf0Z6k9

— Logan (@LoganNee) January 21, 2015

Ernest Moniz bring back the Washington Administration haircut. pic.twitter.com/39G7SB5ziO

— Brett Anderson (@BAnderson_30) January 21, 2015

New #SOTU game: @ErnestMoniz or Beethoven? You decide. pic.twitter.com/alXnarCzkY

— Jess Ruzic (@ruzatar) January 21, 2015

#ErnestMoniz, America's 1st hipster cabinet member since Alexander #Hamilton, stole the #SOTU. http://t.co/12Tx1VFq07 pic.twitter.com/N1p8DM73gR

— Evan Shapiro (@eshap) January 21, 2015

RT @mviser: “No one except my wife has cut my hair in decades,” Moniz told me of his 'do. http://t.co/q38YDdgRZh pic.twitter.com/OLpHFs4RH9

— The Boston Globe (@BostonGlobe) January 21, 2015

h/t: ABC News