Democratic Donor Ron Conway Resigns from Salesforce Foundation Over Benioff's National Guard Comments
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Venture capitalist and Democratic donor Ron Conway has resigned from the Salesforce Foundation board following Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff's controversial comments calling for National Guard troops to be deployed in San Francisco. Conway stated that Benioff's position left him barely recognizing the person he had long admired. The resignation comes amid broader backlash, including two liberal comedians withdrawing from Salesforce's Dreamforce conference. Conway declined to comment, while Salesforce expressed gratitude for his decade of contributions to the foundation.
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"Benioff's recent calls for National Guard troops in San Francisco left him barely recognizing the person he has so long admired."
"Conway's resignation comes a day after Trump floated deploying the Guard to the city next, an idea that Newsom and other leaders strongly denounced."
"Two liberal comedians, Kumail Nanjiani and Ilana Glazer, on Thursday bowed out of the lineup for Dreamforce, the Salesforce megaconference taking place in San Francisco this week."
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