"Vast wealth does not confer subject-matter expertise. It doesn't make you a theologian or a doctor or a political scientist. The objective truth is that San Francisco never defunded its police, as more than one mayor - the person responsible for San Francisco's budget and San Francisco's police -has made clear to Benioff and everyone else. The police budget is at an all-time high."
"But it's a different thing for Benioff to call for Trump to deploy the National Guard to San Francisco. And wouldn't you know it, he did that too. Benioff subsequently attempted to walk back his call for National Guard intervention hard enough as to resemble John Cleese and the Ministry of Silly Walks by claiming he merely wants to see proper police staffing. So it's worth noting that armed National Guardsmen do not - and cannot - assume the tasks of local law-enforcement."
Marc Benioff urged National Guard deployment to San Francisco and praised President Trump while facing criticism for misrepresenting police funding. San Francisco never defunded its police; multiple mayors clarified that the police budget is at an all-time high. Wealth does not equal subject-matter expertise, and elite status does not substitute for factual accuracy. Benioff later tried to walk back his National Guard call by framing it as a desire for proper police staffing. Reported crime in San Francisco is down nearly a third, and homicides are on track for historic lows despite visible urban distress.
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