President Donald Trump said this week he hoped to send federal resources into San Francisco to crack down on crime, setting up another clash with California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other officials.
“I’m going to be strongly recommending — at the request of government officials, which is always nice — that you start looking at San Francisco,” Trump said during an Oval Office news conference Wednesday alongside FBI Director Kash Patel and Attorney General Pam Bondi.
“There’s one of our great cities, 10 years ago, 15 years ago,” Trump said. “Now it’s a mess, and we have great support in San Francisco, so I’d like to recommend that for inclusion, maybe in your next group. You’ll get great support.”
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