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- Oct 10, 202590% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Benioff Tells The New York Times He'd Welcome National Guard Troops in San Francisco
- In a New York Times interview published on 10 October 2025, Marc Benioff said he would welcome National Guard troops in San Francisco if President Trump deployed them: "We don't have enough cops, so if they can be cops, I'm all for it"[1][2]
- He criticised having to pay for hundreds of off-duty police officers to patrol the streets closed around Moscone Center for Dreamforce, which opened the following Tuesday[1]
- The interviewer, Times San Francisco bureau chief Heather Knight, said he told her he wanted "a cop on every corner" and 2,500 police officers, against the city's roughly 1,500[1]
- After publication Benioff posted that Salesforce was partnering with the city to hire 200 additional trained law enforcement professionals for Dreamforce[1]
- On 13 October Benioff and Mayor Daniel Lurie abruptly cancelled a joint event announcing donations to UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital and local schools[3]
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- [1]90%ktvu.com/news/benioff-says-hed-support-national-guard-san-francisco-ahead-dreamforce-reportktvu.com· Posted Sep 24, 2026· Starts Oct 10, 2025 ✓· 56% of score
KTVU (10 October 2025): Benioff "told the New York Times in an interview published on Friday" that he'd welcome National Guard troops.
- [2]80%Salesforce CEO apologizes for saying Trump should send National Guard to San Franciscocnbc.com· Published Oct 17, 2025· 15% of score
Recaps the Times story "published late last week" and the "We don't have enough cops" quote.[1]
- [3]85%Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, SF Mayor Scrap Event After National Guard Commentkqed.org· Published Oct 13, 2025· 15% of score
Benioff and Mayor Daniel Lurie cancelled a joint donations event on 13 Oct after the NYT interview; Salesforce blamed rain.[1]
- [4]80%Tech CEO Marc Benioff says Trump should send National Guard troops to San Franciscofortune.com· Published Oct 11, 2025· 15% of score
Fortune's account of the New York Times interview and the reaction.
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