"When Salesforce CEO and now-Hawaii resident Marc Benioff made his remarks that Trump should send the National Guard into San Francisco, he probably did not realize he was creating a week-long (and counting) media controversy that would overshadow his Dreamforce conference. Those remarks may have led directly to Donald Trump's Wednesday threat to send Guard troops here, though who knows if Trump was even aware of Benioff's comments while spewing his regular stream-of-consciousness rambling."
"San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins scolded Benioff's comment in a Friday night Twitter thread where she introduced the notion that she might prosecute Guard members or ICE agents for using excessive force. If you come to San Francisco and illegally harass our residents, use excessive force or cross any other boundaries that the law prescribes, I will not hesitate to do my job and hold you accountable just like I do other violators of the law every single day, Jenkins said on Xitter."
Marc Benioff suggested sending the National Guard into San Francisco, prompting a sustained media controversy and overshadowing the Dreamforce conference. The remark coincided with a later public threat by Donald Trump to deploy Guard troops to the city. San Francisco officials across the political spectrum reacted with indignation. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins criticized Benioff's comment and warned that National Guard members or ICE agents who use excessive force or unlawfully harass residents in the city would face prosecution. Jenkins expressed confidence in pursuing charges where legal burdens are met and suggested Benioff's remarks drew Trump's attention to San Francisco.
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