Trump postpones federal troop deployment to San Francisco
In a significant turn of events, President Donald Trump has decided to cancel the planned deployment of federal agents and troops to San Francisco, initially set for this weekend. The decision came after discussions with local officials, particularly Mayor Daniel Lurie, who requested that Trump allow him more time to address the city’s public safety challenges. In a post on Truth Social, Trump acknowledged the mayor’s plea, stating, “I spoke to Mayor Lurie last night, and he asked, very nicely, that I give him a chance to see if he can turn it around.” This move reflects a notable moment of collaboration between federal and local authorities amid ongoing concerns about crime and public safety in the city.
Mayor Lurie expressed gratitude for the community’s support and emphasized the collective efforts of San Francisco leaders to enhance public safety. He stated, “Our city leaders have been united behind the goal of public safety,” highlighting a shared commitment to improving conditions in the city. Despite the cancellation of the federal surge, Lurie indicated that he would continue to monitor the situation closely and remain prepared for any eventualities. Trump’s initial plan had drawn sharp criticism from California officials, including Governor Gavin Newsom, who labeled it an authoritarian overreach and a misrepresentation of the state’s safety. Newsom condemned the notion of federal troops being deployed without proper justification, asserting that California would defend its sovereignty and uphold the rule of law.
Trump’s decision to back down came amid rising tensions and protests against federal intervention in local law enforcement matters. While he expressed skepticism about the mayor’s ability to manage the situation without federal assistance, he ultimately deferred to local leadership, citing positive sentiments from influential local figures like tech entrepreneurs Jensen Huang and Marc Benioff. They expressed optimism about San Francisco’s future, which may have influenced Trump’s choice to halt the surge. As the city grapples with public safety issues, the collaboration between local and federal authorities will be crucial in shaping the path forward, with both sides appearing to recognize the importance of community engagement in addressing these challenges.
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President
Donald Trump
has called off a “surge” of federal agents and troops in San Francisco planned for this weekend after speaking with local officials.
“The Federal Government was preparing to ‘surge’ San Francisco, California, on Saturday, but 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 on Truth Social on Thursday. “I spoke to Mayor Lurie last night, and he asked, very nicely, that I give him a chance to see if he can turn it around.”
San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie also confirmed the move. He said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reaffirmed that direction in a morning conversation,
FOX 2 San Francisco
reported.
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“I am profoundly grateful to all the San Franciscans who came together over the last several days,” Lurie said. “Our city leaders have been united behind the goal of public safety. And our values have been on full display — this is the best of our city.”
Lurie said he will monitor the situation and remain “prepared for any scenario.” Fox News Digital has reached out to the White House and the Department of Homeland Security for comment.
Trump said he told Lurie that he thought the mayor was making “a mistake, because we can do it much faster, and remove the criminals that
the Law
does not permit him to remove.”
“I told him, ‘It’s an easier process if we do it, faster, stronger, and safer but, let’s see how you do?’” Trump wrote. “The people of San Francisco have come together on fighting Crime, especially since we began to take charge of that very nasty subject.”
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He said that internet entrepreneurs like Jensen Huang and Marc Benioff called him to say “the future of San Francisco was bright.”
“They want to give it a ‘shot,’” Trump said. “Therefore, we will not surge San Francisco on Saturday. Stay tuned!”
FOX 2 initially reported that roughly 100 U.S.
Customs and Border Protection
agents were conducting an operation with “pre-identified” targets, which could include visiting Home Depot locations around the Bay Area.
Meanwhile, about 200 to 300 protesters were seen singing and chanting Thursday morning in front of the entrance to Coast Guard Island in Alameda.
Trump had threatened to send federal agents and National Guard troops to San Francisco to conduct immigration enforcement operations similar to missions in Los Angeles, Portland and Chicago.
The move was heavily criticized by California officials, including
Gov. Gavin Newsom,
who threatened to sue the administration if Trump followed through with his plans for San Francisco.
“Donald Trump, himself a convicted felon who pardoned felons convicted of assaulting federal law enforcement officers, is misleading the public with his false narrative that America, and especially California, is some lawless wasteland,” Newsom said Tuesday. “But California is proving him wrong — in the courts and on the facts.”
“The notion that the federal government can deploy troops into our cities with no justification grounded in reality, no oversight, no accountability, no respect for state sovereignty — it’s a direct assault on the rule of law,” he added. “We’re drawing a line: California will always defend the Constitution, our people and our values from authoritarian overreach.”
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