Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff delivers the keynote address at the start of the Dreamforce conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025.
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Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff apologized on Friday for making comments in support of President Donald Trump sending federal troops to San Francisco, where his company is based.
“Having listened closely to my fellow San Franciscans and our local officials, and after the largest and safest Dreamforce in our history, I do not believe the National Guard is needed to address safety in San Francisco,” Benioff wrote in a post on X.
The Trump administration recently deployed the National Guard to Portland, Oregon and Chicago, sparking protests and lawsuits and resulting in citizens and immigrants being detained without legal representation.
In a story published late last week in The New York Times, Benioff indicated that he would welcome troops to San Francisco, home to Salesforce. The company’s annual Dreamforce conference was held in downtown San Francisco from Tuesday through Thursday.
“We don’t have enough cops, so if they can be cops, I’m all for it,” Benioff told the Times.
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