Salesforce CEO Backtracks on Guard to California

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has backtracked from comments supporting National Guard deployment to San Francisco.

“Having listened closely to my fellow San Franciscans and our local officials, and after the largest and safest Dreamforce in our history, I do not believe the National Guard is needed to address safety in San Francisco,” Benioff said in a post on X, retracting his comments to the New York Times that supported the deployment of National Guard troops to San Francisco to assist with law and order.

“My earlier comment came from an abundance of caution around the event, and I sincerely apologize for the concern it caused.

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