Salesforce CEO Walks Back SF National Guard Suggestion: ‘I Sincerely Apologize’

Kathryn Wilkens Oct 17th, 2025, 5:26 pm

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

On Friday, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff walked back his previous suggestion that President Donald Trump should send the National Guard to San Francisco, writing, “I sincerely apologize” on X.

“I do not believe the National Guard is needed to address safety in San Francisco,” Benioff wrote. “My earlier comment came from an abundance of caution around the event, and I sincerely apologize for the concern it caused.” Benioff here references Salesforce’s annual ‘Dreamforce’ conference, which was held in downtown San Francisco this week — notably, “the largest and safest” in the company’s history.

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