While the Sister Act star didn’t name the bakery outright, Entertainment Weekly later identified it as Holtermann’s Bakery on Staten Island, NYC. After outspoken liberal Goldberg said the bakery refused to serve her due to her politics, Haines spat out a mouthful of the dessert live on air.

After Whoopi Goldberg alleged that a bakery, which was later identified as Holtermann's Bakery in Staten Island, refused to make her birthday dessert because 'perhaps they did not like my politics,' the owner responded,

On the Wednesday, November 13 episode, the co-host claimed that a Staten Island bakery refused to make her the Charlotte Russe desserts because of her left-leaning political beliefs. Goldberg shared the bold allegation after explaining that the desserts, which she wanted to bring in for everyone at The View, were a tribute to her mother.