NEW YORK — 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 her political beliefs.

Whoopi Goldberg was publicly accused of defamation on Friday, two days after “The View” co-host suggested a bakery didn’t want to make her birthday desserts due to her left-leaning political views. Goldberg celebrated her 69th birthday on “The View” this week,

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) -

A Charlotte Russe [cake] has no political leanings, and the place that made these refused to make them for me,” Goldberg said on “The View” Wednesday.

Holtermann’s Bakery owner Jill Holtermann and other supporters defend the bakery after ‘The View’ personality Whoopi Goldberg accuses the business of denying her service over politics.

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Whoopi Goldberg has claimed an NYC bakery refused to serve her because of her political beliefs — and the 145-year-old eatery has fired back. On Wednesday’s episode of “The View,” Goldberg and co-hosts Sunny Hostin,

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,