Trump credits Benioff, Huang for decision not to ‘surge’ Fed troops into San Francisco
In Brief Posted: 2:04 PM PDT · October 23, 2025 Image Credits:Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images / Getty Images Julie Bort Trump credits Benioff, Huang for decision not to ‘surge’ Fed troops into San Francisco President Trump had planned an operation to “surge” San Francisco by marching National Guard troops into the city, but was convinced to alter course, he said on a post on his social network Truth Social on Thursday. Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff were among the tech industry’s luminaries who called him and convinced him to change his mind, the post said. San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie confirmed in a statement that the military operation had been planned and called off, although he didn’t name names as to…
