Senator Wiener Responds to Trump’s Suggestion To Send His Private Army to Occupy San Francisco

SACRAMENTO – President Trump today announced he would recommend San Francisco be included in the next round of federal deployments to American cities. Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) issued the following statement in response:

“San Francisco neither needs nor wants Trump’s private army on our streets. Any such deployment would be a massive waste of taxpayer dollars and yet another step toward authoritarianism. And contrary to Trump’s lie, no ‘government officials’ here have requested federal occupation. Under the leadership of our Mayor, District Attorney, and police chief, crime is down in San Francisco. Our city is coming back. We don’t need Trump’s authoritarian crackdown in our city. Bottom line: Stay the hell out of San Francisco.”

Crime is down in San Francisco thanks to the focused, coordinated efforts of state and local officials.

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