"A copy of the message was reviewed by Bloomberg News. Conway told Benioff that he was shocked and disappointed by your comments calling for an unwanted invasion of San Francisco by federal troops and by your willful ignorance and detachment from the impacts of the ICE immigration raids of families with NO criminal record, attacks on freedom of speech, and other unlawful policies."
"Trump has moved to deploy US troops and federal law enforcement officials to major cities including Los Angeles, Washington, Memphis, Chicago and Portland to target crime and counter demonstrations against his deportations of undocumented migrants. The president has claimed that Democratic state and local officials have failed to protect citizens and allowed violence to spiral out of control, even as San Francisco's crime rates have fallen in recent months and the city is on track to see the"
Ron Conway announced his departure from the Salesforce Foundation board after criticizing Marc Benioff for supporting a federal National Guard deployment to San Francisco. Conway wrote that Benioff's comments and failure to understand their impact left him unable to recognize someone he long admired and called the proposed intervention an unwanted invasion. Conway also condemned perceived ignorance about ICE immigration raids affecting families with no criminal records, attacks on freedom of speech, and other unlawful policies. Benioff said he supported potential National Guard deployments, and Salesforce expressed gratitude for Conway's contributions.
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