Democratic megadonor Marc Benioff calls on Trump to send National Guard to San Francisco

While Democratic leaders have been adamant that fighting ICE and the deployment the National Guard in cities with rampant crime would be their leading cause to curb Donald Trump, one of the party’s top donors has broken from the pack. Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce and owner of Time, praised the Republican's work and called on the president to send the military to San Francisco.

In an interview with The New York Times, the mogul noted that, during a meeting with top tech executives in August, the president indicated he was considering sending federal troops to San Francisco while ticking off a list of other cities governed by Democrats. He said Democrats had "destroyed" San Francisco and that he would "clean that one up, too." 

"I fully support the president. I think he's doing a great job"

Something with which Benioff said he absolutely agrees: "We don't have enough cops, so if they can be cops, I'm all for it," he told the newspaper.

The businessman, moreover, was delighted with Trump's work since his return to the White House: "I fully support the president. I think he's doing a great job.

Benioff to pay hundreds of off-duty police officers out of his own pocket

There are currently about 1,500 police officers in San Francisco. According to Benioff's calculations, at least another 1,000 would be needed to reduce the city's high crime rate.

In fact, the mogul lamented that he himself will have to pay out of pocket for hundreds of off-duty officers to ensure security for his annual Dreamforce conference, which will draw 50,000 visitors to San Francisco and begins next Tuesday.

"You'll see. When you walk around San Francisco next week, there will be cops on every corner. That's the way it used to be," he said.