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The culture wars have found their way to the dessert table. What was supposed to be a simple birthday treat devolved into the latest flashpoint after “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg implied that a New York bakery refused to take her order because of her liberal politics.

Whoopi Goldberg claimed a bakery refused her dessert order due to politics, but the owner cited boiler issues.

Whoopi Goldberg claimed that a historic bakery on Staten Island wouldn’t fill a dessert request that she’d made because the business didn’t like her politics. The owner of the bakery, Holtermann’s, said that a major maintenance issue at the business had prevented it from filling any large orders,

At a press conference in front of Holtermann's on Friday, Nov. 15, elected officials took a stance on Whoopi Goldberg's unfounded accusations of discrimination. Elected officials expressed, "Don't mess with Staten Island." Here is Jill Holtermann at the podium next to her brother, Billy Holtermann. (Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri) -

Whoopi Goldberg is facing mounting criticism from Staten Island leaders and New York City politicians following her comments on "The View," suggesting a local bakery refused her birthday order due to her political beliefs.

New York City politicians are calling on Whoopi Goldberg to apologize for suggesting on air that a local bakery had declined to make The View co-host a batch of desserts for her birthday because of he