Elon Musk calls for federal troops in San Francisco — as Salesforce’s Marc Benioff tries to backtrack

Elon Musk publicly advocated for the deployment of federal troops to San Francisco, citing a "drug zombie apocalypse" and stating that "nothing else has or will work." This intervention came after Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff suggested that National Guard troops could assist in combating crime in the city due to a shortage of police officers. Benioff's initial remarks, made in an interview published Friday, suggested that if National Guard members could act as police, he was in favor of their deployment. This statement followed President Trump's recent controversial deployments of National Guard forces to other cities, such as Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Portland, and Chicago. Benioff's comments drew backlash as Salesforce was preparing to host its annual Dreamforce conference in San Francisco. Following the criticism, Benioff appeared to backtrack, emphasizing that public safety is primarily the responsibility of city and state leaders and praising San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie. Lurie, in turn, posted on social media that crime was down and tent encampments were at an all-time... download the app to read more