Rep. Nicole Malliotakis brings ‘Whoopi Goldberg’s favorite’ cake to the Capitol – after ‘The View’ co-host criticizes Staten Island’s Holterman Bakery

Representative Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) Staten Island’s finest Charlotte Russe cake served On Capitol Hill on Wednesday in a sweet show of support for Holtermann’s Bakery – one week later Whoopi Goldberg 146 year old pastry shop accused of political bias.

“They claim that they will not fulfill their orders because of their politics. That’s simply not true,” the local lawmaker said of “The View” co-host’s outrageous claim.

Malliotakis, 44, demanded a mea culpa from the far-left comedian as he encouraged hungry MPs and staff to get involved. “Whoopi Goldberg’s Favorite” Treatment.

“I think he should apologize. This is a small business and someone going on national TV like this could ruin the business,” the congresswoman argued, describing the family-owned pastry shop as “an institution on Staten Island.”

“We just apologize,” Malliotakis reiterated.

The GOP pol brought about 150 Charlotte Russe cakes to Washington — along with several boxes of Holtermann’s butter cookies.

Charlotte Rousse is a sponge cake with a layer of strawberries and cherries topped with another layer of whipped cream.

“It’s a push pop,” Malliotakis said of the proper way to consume this dish. “When you eat it you push it up and then you get to the little sponge cake at the bottom with the strawberries.”

“It’s light, it’s fluffy, it’s good,” she added, noting that the pastries are “actually very rare” and claiming that Holtermann’s is one of the only bakeries in New York that makes them on a consistent basis. Is.

The Post spotted several members of New York’s congressional delegation stopping by Malliotakis’ dessert stand to taste the cake, including Republican Representatives Mike Lawler, Claudia Tenney, Anthony D’Esposito and Nick LaLotta.

A Charlotte Russe was also hand-delivered to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) ahead of the event.

When a group photo was taken by a staffer, all the smiling MPs said “whoopee” instead of “cheese”.

even Disgraced former Representative George Santos (R-NY) Seen near the cake stand, though no treats were offered to them.

“Stop eating that!” Santos jokingly scolded a reporter eating one of the baked goods, before admitting: “Holterman’s bakery is literally the best bakery in New York City.”

Goldberg sparked criticism when he made baseless claims that Holtermann refused to sell him sweets to celebrate his 69th birthday because of his “politics”.

“Now, I have to tell you, Charlotte Russe has no political leanings, and the place that made these refused to make these for me,” the “Sister Act” star said on an episode of “The View” last week. Said in the episode.

“They said their ovens were broken, all kinds of things, but people went and got them anyway, which is why I’m not telling you who made them.”

“He didn’t like my politics,” Goldberg said without evidence.

Goldberg later doubled down on the claim.

“It feels a little strange that when we called a few weeks before my birthday and were told they couldn’t process the order due to equipment failure,” he said on his Instagram account over the weekend, adding that he still has to wait for the bakery’s clarification. Have doubted. That his 60-year-old boiler had quit, making it impossible to guarantee that his order would be fulfilled.

“But somehow they were able to accept an order of 48 different servings of the same dessert when someone else called without using my name,” Goldberg said. “But that’s okay, because I enjoyed my delicious dessert, and had a happy, sweet birthday. Nothing better than that.”

Malliotakis stressed that the Staten Island bakery would never do this to a potential customer.

“We disagree with his politics,” the Republican said. “Not Holtermann’s.”