President Trump announced Thursday that he has called off a plan to deploy federal agents to San Francisco was not taking place, following a conversation with Mayor Daniel Lurie.

In a statement on Truth Social , Mr. Trump said prominent tech company bosses had also contacted him Wednesday urging him not to go forward with a so-called "surge" operation set for Saturday, saying the city was making "substantial progress."

"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," the president said.

"Great people like Jensen Huang, Marc Benioff, and others have called saying that the future of San Francisco is great. They want to give it a 'shot.' Therefore, we will not surge San Francisco on Saturday. Stay tuned!" Trump said

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