NYC Officials Call on Whoopi Goldberg to Apologize After She Said Bakery Denied Order for Political Reasons

‘Not everybody wakes up every day thinking about politics,’ said the Staten Island borough president.

Whoopi Goldberg attends an event, July 20, 2024, in Los Angeles. Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File

Multiple New York City officials have called on Whoopi Goldberg, one of the hosts of “The View,” to issue an apology to a local bakery owner after Goldberg said she was denied service for political reasons.

Staten Island Borough President Vito Fossella was among the group of local leaders and supporters who joined the owner of Holtermann’s Bakery, Jill Holtermann, for a news conference late last week after Goldberg “besmirched and defamed” the bakery owner.