Salesforce co-founder and CEO Marc Benioff has apologized for backing President Donald Trump's proposals to send the National Guard to San Francisco, where the company is based and holds its annual conference.

Benioff had already made an abrupt volte-face on his controversial position, which attracted widespread condemnation from the US tech capital's establishment.

Going a step further following the SaaS CRM provider's Dreamforce event, Benioff said sorry for backing Trump's position on sending in troops.

In a statement on Elon Musk-owned social media platform X, Benioff said: "Having listened closely to my fellow San Franciscans and our local officials, and after the largest and safest Dreamforce in our history, I do not believe the National Guard is needed to address safety in San Fr

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