The backdrop to this showdown is the Trump administration’s recent deployments of the National Guard to cities like Chicago and Portland, Oregon, which sparked protests and triggered multiple legal challenges. Over the weekend, Trump again voiced his intention to target San Francisco, telling Fox News host Maria Bartiromo that “the difference is I think they want us in San Francisco.” He characterized the city as “a mess” and suggested it was “on my target list,” adding, “San Francisco was truly one of the great cities in the world, and then 15 years ago, it went woke.”
