"Trump reiterated his decision to call off a planned incursion of federal agents and/or troops in San Francisco this weekend after phone calls with Lurie, as well as "friends" Marc Benioff and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang. "It's very different from the vicious way Trump has described mayors of other big, blue cities," the Times notes, saying that other cabinet members spoke favorably about Lurie and Trump added, "I told the mayor, 'I love what you're doing.'""
"This is, of course, a huge about-face from just five days ago, when Trump was declaring in no uncertain terms that the city was a disaster, and "San Francisco was truly one of the great cities of the world. And then 15 years ago it went wrong. It went woke." The Times also notes that Attorney General Pam Bondi is now planning to "meet with Lurie soon to talk about fentanyl," something that Lurie also mentioned in a press conference Thursday."
"This could all be a positive turn of events that came in part because Lurie has avoided even speaking Trump's name publicly in the first ten months of his mayorship, let alone saying anything bad about him. He has been happy to let Governor Gavin Newsom declare a full-court press on Trump, mocking and criticizing him on a weekly if not daily basis."
President Donald Trump praised San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie and called off a planned federal incursion after phone calls with Lurie and tech leaders Marc Benioff and Jensen Huang. Several cabinet members spoke favorably about Lurie and Trump told the mayor, "I love what you're doing." Attorney General Pam Bondi plans to meet with Lurie to discuss fentanyl, a topic Lurie raised in a press conference. The shift follows a sharp contrast with Trump’s prior characterization of San Francisco as a disaster and comments that the city "went woke." Lurie has avoided publicly criticizing Trump while Governor Gavin Newsom has openly mocked and criticized him.
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