"Salesforce Foundation board member and longtime SF political donor and influencer of city of politics Ron Conway has publicly cut ties with friend Marc Benioff, calling him out for his comments last week about welcoming the National Guard in SF and for his seeming indifference to Donald Trump's uce of ICE to harass and deport immigrants. The New York Times' Heather Knight was given a glimpse of a "fiery" email that Conway sent"
"The email appears to have come after Conway had private conversations with Benioff which must have left him unsatisfied with any explanation for Benioff's recent political transformation and unsatisfied with Benioff's tepid attempt to walk back his comments on Monday. "I have expressed candidly to you, repeatedly, in recent days, that I am shocked and disappointed by your comments calling for an unwanted invasion of San Francisco by federal troops,""
Ron Conway publicly severed ties with Marc Benioff after Benioff expressed support for Donald Trump and the use of federal forces in San Francisco. Conway criticized Benioff for appearing detached from the impacts of ICE immigration raids on families without criminal records and for a seeming political shift despite a past fundraiser for Hillary Clinton. Conway sent a sharp, emotional email expressing shock and disappointment and reportedly tried private conversations before cutting ties. Benioff's comments included praise of Trump and an admission of not closely following news about ICE actions while owning Time magazine.
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