The difference is I think they want us in San Francisco,” Trump said in an interview with Maria Bartiromo.
Sacks argued a “targeted operation” could quickly clean up San Francisco while Benioff suggested troops could help with policing duties.
The city’s homicide rate this year is expected to be the lowest since 1954, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
“First of all, San Franciscans don’t want him to send his personal army to occupy and invade San Francisco.
“But we also know that he hates San Francisco, he hates what we represent because we support immigrants, we support LGBTQ people.”
In a Fox News interview, Donald Trump reaffirmed his promise to send troops to San Francisco, saying that the city’s citizens want the military there and that he has “unquestioned power” to send the national guard.
We will travel to San Francisco. In an interview with Maria Bartiromo, Trump stated, “I believe they want us in San Francisco. That’s the difference.”.
Tech billionaires Marc Benioff, the CEO of Salesforce, Elon Musk, and David Sacks, a prominent Trump donor who the president appointed as his AI and crypto czar, all voiced support for a deployment in the city, prompting his remarks. Sacks maintained that San Francisco could be swiftly cleaned up with a “targeted operation,” while Benioff proposed using troops to assist with policing. After receiving criticism, Benioff later expressed regret for his position and declared that he no longer believed that troops were required.
Trump has attempted to deploy the military to other Democratic-run cities, such as Chicago and Portland, since he ordered contentious deployments to Los Angeles and Washington, DC. There has been a lot of opposition to his efforts, including protests and legal challenges.
A judge determined in September that Trump had broken federal law when he sent the military to go with law enforcement on immigration enforcement missions in Los Angeles. A federal judge issued an injunction, halting the deployment of federal troops in Portland.
In recent weeks, however, the president has persisted in implying that he would send troops to San Francisco. According to Trump, he can order a deployment by using the “unquestioned power” of the Insurrection Act.
He reminded them that he could use the Insurrection Act.
A federal law in the United States known as the Insurrection Act grants the president the authority to federalize national guard troops or send the military inside the nation to put an end to domestic uprisings. It permits soldiers to participate in domestic law enforcement operations, including conducting searches and making arrests. The act has been used dozens of times, including to respond to riots in Los Angeles in 1992 and to protect students and activists during the civil rights movement in the 1960s.
Since the city has long been in Trump’s crosshairs, San Francisco officials have been bracing for his threats for months. He repeatedly threatened to intervene and made fun of the city’s homelessness problem during his first term in office. He claimed that Kamala Harris, his opponent in the 2020 presidential election, had “destroyed” the city, turning it from “the best city” to “not even livable.”.
“San Francisco was truly one of the great cities of the world and then 15 years ago it went wrong,” Trump reiterated over the weekend. It got woke. “”.
Mayor and district attorney, among other local officials, have stated that crime in the city is under control, citing declining crime rates and an increase in police recruitment. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, this year’s homicide rate in the city is predicted to be the lowest since 1954.
“To keep our city safe, we are collaborating closely with the relevant state and federal law enforcement agencies every day,” Mayor Daniel Lurie stated. San Francisco is reaping the benefits of that coordination. “”.
Despite the president’s remarks, state senator Scott Wiener stated in an interview with KTVU that San Francisco did not want Trump to send troops to the city.
First of all, he should not send his own army to invade and occupy San Francisco, according to San Franciscans. We do not desire that. Accordingly, he must leave and back off,” he said. Additionally, we are aware that he despises San Francisco and what we stand for because we support LGBTQ individuals and immigrants. “”.
