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Marc Benioff has long been San Francisco\u2019s liberal-leaning billionaire, the tech executive who funded homeless services, donated to the city\u2019s public schools, and hosted Hillary Clinton fundraisers.<\/p>\n
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. <\/p>\n
The Salesforce founder declared he \u201cfully supported\u201d 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 \u201chow grateful I am for everything he\u2019s doing.\u201d He praised Elon Musk\u2019s government efficiency efforts and said he hadn\u2019t closely followed news about immigration raids or Trump\u2019s attacks on the media.<\/p>\n
The 50-minute conversation reportedly ended after Benioff turned to his public relations executive, apparently noticing her expression. \u201cWhat about the political questions?\u201d he could be heard asking. \u201cToo spicy?\u201d<\/p>\n
Though Benioff\u2019s shift mirrors Silicon Valley\u2019s broader accommodation of Trump, the exchange offered a rare glimpse of just how far that repositioning can go. The question now: will other Bay Area tech CEOs follow Benioff\u2019s lead and call for federal troops in their own backyard?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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