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Investing.com -- President Donald Trump announced he has canceled plans to deploy federal troops to San Francisco following conversations with tech billionaires and the city’s mayor.
Trump said on social media that he decided against the "surge" operation planned for Saturday after speaking with Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, Salesforce founder Marc Benioff, and San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie.
"Friends of mine who live in the area called last night to ask me not to go forward with the surge in that the Mayor, Daniel Lurie, was making substantial progress," Trump wrote.
The president indicated he had a direct conversation with Mayor Lurie, who "asked, very nicely" for an opportunity to address the city’s issues without federal intervention. Trump said he expressed skepticism about the mayor’s approach, telling Lurie: "It’s an easier process if we do it, faster, stronger, and safer but, let’s see how you do?"
The canceled deployment represents a significant shift from Trump’s previous stance. Last week, the president had stated he would "strongly recommend" federal authorities "start looking at San Francisco," similar to controversial federal operations already conducted in Chicago, Portland, and Los Angeles.
Trump noted that both Huang and Benioff had reached out to him, saying "the future of San Francisco is great" and requesting a chance to address local issues without federal intervention.
"The people of San Francisco have come together on fighting Crime, especially since we began to take charge of that very nasty subject," Trump added in his statement.
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