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Rhiannon12866

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Fri Oct 24, 2025, 01:35 AM Oct 2025

Newsom suggests Silicon Valley billionaires influenced Trump to back off federal operation in SF - ABC7 News Bay Area



Governor Gavin Newsom applauded San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie for helping temporarily cool tensions with Donald Trump, but suggested Silicon Valley billionaires are the main reason for the détente on threats of federal troops coming to the city. - Aired on 10/23/2025.


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Newsom suggests Silicon Valley billionaires influenced Trump to back off federal operation in SF - ABC7 News Bay Area (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Oct 2025 OP
Mark Benioff from Salesforce spoke to him flamingdem Oct 2025 #1

flamingdem

(40,980 posts)
1. Mark Benioff from Salesforce spoke to him
Fri Oct 24, 2025, 01:59 AM
Oct 2025

The same guy who wanted to bring in troops for his company confab last week.
Ugh!

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