Trump backs off sending National Guard to San Francisco after Huang, Benioff phone calls

Trump backs off sending National Guard to San Francisco after Huang, Benioff phone calls


U.S. President Donald Trump gestures as he hosts a Rose Garden Club lunch at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., October 21, 2025.

Kevin Lamarque | Reuters

President Donald Trump said in a post Thursday that the government was preparing to “surge” San Francisco, but he was swayed by Jensen Huang, Marc Benioff and others to hold off on the deployment.

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