Salesforce CEO says National Guard should patrol San Francisco — stunning his own PR team

October 10, 2025 Connie Loizos

Though Benioff's shift mirrors Silicon Valley's broader accommodation of Trump, the exchange offered a rare glimpse of just how far that repositioning can go. The question now: will other Bay Area tech CEOs follow Benioff's lead and call for federal troops in their own backyard?

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