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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Joe Eskenazi

Trump was planning to send troops to San Francisco. Now he’s not. Here’s why

golden gate bridge in front of skyline
‘San Francisco’s reported crime totals are low, and that’s something you could say prior to this mayor or this president.’ Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

This story was published in collaboration with Mission Local.

The mayor of San Francisco said on Thursday that Donald Trump had simply called him – no go-betweens or consigliere required – and told him there would no longer be a deployment of federal agents or troops to the city.

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