White House Tries to Counter Sandwich Guy Sensation

August 19, 2025

Banksy-style posters of Sandwich Guy have begun to appear in DC. Using a popular symbol of resistance, they feature a protester about to throw a Subway sandwich, inspired by the man who threw a footlong at federal agents one drunken night on U Street.

There are several of the iconic posters in the West End, which is where ICE sent a heavily-armed convoy to arrest the sandwich guy.

The neighborhood is known for its four-star hotels, juice bars and yoga studios. 

Sandwich Guy offered to surrender. But the White House wanted some cosplaying media so they sent more than a dozen officers from multiple agencies with automatic weapons to the West End. And then they turned it into a Sicario-style video, as if they were conducting a raid in Fallujah, rather than rolling by Tatte to pick up a veteran in a luxury apartment building.

📹 Nighttime Routine: Operation Make D.C. Safe Again Edition pic.twitter.com/ngZsbgBpcz

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) August 14, 2025

How much did this pointless, unnecessary and idiotic operation cost? We’re cutting Medicaid so that ICE can make hype videos.

It wasn’t the only example of fascist movie-making in DC this week.

In another dumb operation, ICE filmed themselves violating the First Amendment as they tore down an anti-ICE sign in Mount Pleasant, a Latino neighborhood in DC.

They left a dildo behind, too.

But you don’t see that in the government video since this was too embarrassing even by debauched DHS standards.

They are not sending their best people….

As if this week were not bizarre enough: Mount Pleasant residents tell me a group of federal agents gathered for a photo-op near a pro-immigrant banner, pictured below, then tore it down.

In its place, they left a dildo. A neighbor's Ring camera captured the whole thing… pic.twitter.com/YbXmFMwL6S

— Alex Koma (@AlexKomaDC) August 15, 2025

All this Leni Riefenstahling seems to be an attempt to counter citizen videos.

They arrested a DoorDash driver on R Street. Masked men jumped out of a vehicle and tried to grab him. Understandably, he tried to run, as you would too if masked men tried to grab you.

You can tell that these masked men don’t have law enforcement experience because they couldn’t get a hold of him and gave one of their own officers a concussion during the process.

All the while they were jeered by people from the neighborhood.

On 14th & R this morning in DC, officers with vests that said only police detained a man who seemed to have been riding a moped, taking him down as passerby screamed.

Officers refused to say what agency they’re with. Their unmarked cars had Maryland plates. @washingtonpost pic.twitter.com/EoLfInxl3o

— Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff (@DanRosZiff) August 16, 2025

The only pushback has come from locals. Mayor Bowser has been on vacation in Martha’s Vineyard; the City Council is on recess. The national Democrats? Old and weak.

Sandwich Guy has done more than any elected official.

That is why there are posters of him around the city.