Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has drawn sharp criticism from San Francisco's Democratic leadership after expressing support for President Donald Trump and calling for National Guard troops to be deployed to the city. In a wide-ranging interview this week, Benioff said he “avidly supported President Trump” and endorsed the idea of sending federal troops to San Francisco—a proposal that city leaders consider unacceptable. During an Oval Office gathering in August, Trump mentioned that he was considering sending federal troops into San Francisco, listing it alongside other Democratic-led cities. Trump said Democrats had “destroyed” San Francisco and that he would “clean that one up, too.” Benioff said he supported that idea and believed Guard soldiers could help reduce crime in the city. “

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