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President Donald Trump threatened to send the US military into San Francisco, stating he intends to “make it great again” as part of a wider push to deploy troops to Democratic-run cities across the country.
Speaking in an interview aired on Fox News on Sunday, the president said, “Next we’re going to go to San Francisco. The difference is, I think they want us in San Francisco. San Francisco was truly one of the great cities of the world. And then 15 years ago, it went wrong. We’re going to go to San Francisco, and we’re going to make it great.”
Trump’s comments follow earlier military deployments to Los Angeles, Washington, and Memphis — often against the wishes of local officials — and come after courts blocked similar operations in Chicago and Portland.
The president has repeatedly painted US cities as crime-ridden and lawless, a portrayal critics say he uses to justify deploying federal or military forces.
Late last month, he even suggested that American cities should be used as “training grounds” for the country’s armed forces.
The first of these deployments took place in Los Angeles in June after protests over immigration raids, which opponents said unfairly targeted people based on race and language. That move was condemned by California Governor Gavin Newsom, one of Trump’s fiercest critics and a likely presidential contender in 2027.
Trump’s latest remarks also follow controversy surrounding Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff, who recently apologised after calling for the National Guard to be sent into San Francisco.
Once a liberal favourite, Benioff has taken a more conservative turn in recent years, but his comments on military intervention sparked widespread backlash and alienated many of his former allies.
San Francisco, long a Democratic stronghold, has become a frequent target in conservative media narratives.
The city’s visible struggles with homelessness and drug addiction are often cited by right-wing commentators as evidence of urban decline under Democratic leadership.
