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Salesforce billionaire Marc Benioff walked back remarks suggesting President Donald Trump should send the National Guard to San Francisco, after criticism and what he described as the largest and safest Dreamforce in the event’s history, which drew tens of thousands. He posted on X that the Guard isn’t needed and apologized for causing concern. His reversal followed comments to the New York Times supporting federal troop deployments in Democrat-led cities. Backlash grew: Times said Ron Conway quit the Salesforce Foundation board; CNN sought confirmation. The paper also detailed Salesforce pitches to aid ICE; the company didn’t comment to CNN.

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