A trio of DOGE impersonators who this month barged into San Francisco City Hall demanding computer files from staffers have revealed themselves as YouTube pranksters.
Danny Mullen, who has 844,000 YouTube subscribers, posted a video Monday showing himself dressed in a Make America Great Again hat and Dogecoin T-shirt as he and garishly dressed henchman and a cameraperson accosted city workers, accusing them of fraud and corruption.
That video aligns with a Feb. 14 incident at City Hall in which three men wearing MAGA and DOGE apparel apparently tried and failed to access government records, then fled before law enforcement arrived, according to the Sheriff’s Department.
“What are you working on today, dude?” Mullen asks one worker seated at a computer after saying he’s from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency. “Sending tampons to dolphins in Timbuktu?”
The 30-minute video is titled “Fake DOGE Raids in San Francisco (Liberal Meltdown).”
Most of the city workers in the footage respond calmly and skeptically to the intruders. “I’m sorry I don’t have more time for you,” one man says after they enter his office. “It was refreshing to see you here.”
The video shows Mullen and his cronies reacting the next day to press coverage of their stunt.
Reddit users criticized the attempt at satire.
“Maybe next time they can impersonate someone with an ounce of comedic whit,” one comment said.
Mullen and his team did not respond to requests for comment.
The Sheriff’s Department also has not responded to requests for comment but said Feb. 18 that it was investigating the incident.
“The men were verbally aggressive, insulted staff, and were unable to produce any formal identification,” the department said.
The disruption at City Hall came after a man seen wearing an “ICE” windbreaker and “Trump won” hat Feb. 6 in a Mission taqueria was called a “terrorist” by Supervisor Jackie Fielder. That man was identified by The Standard as Daniel Goodwyn, 36, president of the San Francisco chapter of the California Republican Assembly.
Mullen’s antics have been on display in San Francisco before. On Nov. 5 — Election Day — he and a crew dressed in MAGA gear showed up at the San Francisco Democratic Party’s headquarters. They said they were there to convert liberals and were escorted out by security after a heated confrontation.