CHANGE? ‘The only solution’: Elon Musk backs call to deploy federal troops to San Francisco.

Elon Musk has backed Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff’s call for federal troops to be sent to San Francisco, a city that has become the latest flash point in President Donald Trump’s escalating campaign to deploy the National Guard to Democratic-led cities.

“It’s the only solution at this point,” Musk wrote Sunday on X. “Nothing else has or will work.”

Musk’s endorsement came in response to a post by T. Wolf, a recovery advocate and former homeless resident, who cited data showing more than 4,300 overdose deaths since 2020 and 90 kilograms of fentanyl seized by the San Francisco Police Department in the past year.

Wolf referenced a March 2025 survey by the conservative Voice of San Francisco, which found that 61% of voters support federal intervention to deport undocumented fentanyl dealers. When those who “somewhat agree” are included, the total rises to 83%.

It seems easier to maybe try electing a Republican (or two) for the first time since 1964, but this is San Francisco.