"But in a new, wide-ranging phone interview with the New York Times from his private plane, Benioff revealed a political transformation that seemed to surprise even his own communications team, despite that Salesforce has hundreds of contracts with the federal government. The Salesforce founder declared he "fully supported" President Trump and thought National Guard troops should patrol San Francisco streets."
"He gushed about sitting across from Trump at a Windsor Castle state dinner, telling the president "how grateful I am for everything he's doing." He praised Elon Musk's government efficiency efforts and said he hadn't closely followed news about immigration raids or Trump's attacks on the media. The 50-minute conversation reportedly ended after Benioff turned to his public relations executive, apparently noticing her expression. "What about the political questions?" he could be heard asking. "Too spicy?""
Marc Benioff, long known as a liberal-leaning San Francisco billionaire, announced a political shift toward support for President Trump. He said he "fully supported" Trump and suggested National Guard troops should patrol San Francisco streets. He recounted sitting across from Trump at a Windsor Castle state dinner and telling the president "how grateful I am for everything he's doing." He praised Elon Musk's government efficiency efforts and acknowledged not closely following immigration raids or Trump's attacks on the media. A 50-minute phone conversation ended after Benioff noticed his public relations executive's expression.
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