NEW bakery says boiler meltdown, not politics, blocked Whoopi Goldberg from buying cupcakes

The owner of a Staten Island bakery has refuted claims by “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg that the establishment refused to serve her because of her views.

Goldberg said on the daytime show Wednesday that the longtime bakery refused her cupcakes because of her liberal views.

Jill Holtermann, who owns Holtermann’s Bakery on Staten Island, said they were unable to fulfill the order due to a boiler problem.

Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella explained what happened, and then Holtermann thanked the public for their support.

“It’s been here 145 years. They had a boiler that was 60 or 70 years old. And the first week of November, guess what? It went haywire,” Fossella said.

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Holtermann thanked the community for its support in the aftermath of the dispute.

Staten Island, New York bakery owner Jill Holtermann responded to “The View” co-host Whoopi Goldberg’s claim that she may have been denied service because of her politics. (Fox News)

“I’m so overwhelmed by the support between finding out yesterday, it even happened, getting phone calls and seeing people coming in and people from all over the world just supporting us in every way,” she said. “We had phone calls yesterday from Alabama. Guys, I’m going to give you $50, send it to a school, send them donuts, send them cupcakes. The support has been so overwhelming and I know how hard my family has worked to keep this business alive.”

During Wednesday’s episode of “The view“, Goldberg and her co-hosts celebrated her 69th birthday with Charlotte Russe desserts, a nostalgic New York treat that Goldberg shared was her mother’s favorite.

The Charlotte Russe desserts were first identified by Entertainment Weekly as being made by Holtermann’s Bakery by their distinct packaging. (Courtesy Staten Island Advance/Pamela Silvestri, Getty Images)

Goldberg told the audience that her birthday order almost fell through because of what she claimed was the bakery’s objection to her left-wing political stance.

“They said their furnaces had broken down, all kinds of things, but people went and got them anyway, and that’s why I’m not telling you who made them,” Goldberg said Wednesday. She claimed her order was rejected not because of her gender, but rather because “they didn’t like my politics.”

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