Baker Who Refused To Back Down Over 'Build the Wall' Cookies Is Getting Huge Business Boost Baker Who Refused To Back Down Over ‘Build the Wall’ Cookies Is Getting Huge Business Boost ~~~~~~~~Q~~~~~~~~ https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/p526x296/51532647_10218334640346355_2355157763576823808_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&_nc_ht=scontent-sjc3-1.xx&oh=eabe4de3d9d58d9a29efa3f5c389f580&oe=5CFB4A77 A baker in Washington state recently came under fire from leftists and the perpetually offended for a border wall-related Valentine’s Day cookie he had baked as a joke and placed on display in his small bakery, but now he is pushing back against those critics with a message to “lighten up.” KING-TV reported last week on the controversy that arose over a heart-shaped frosted cookie which read “Build that Wall” in the display case of the Edmonds Bakery, which is owned and operated by a baker named Ken Bellingham. The cookie had been spotted by a would-be customer named Ana Carrera — daughter of Mexican immigrants — who took offense to the border wall message on the cookie and posted a photo of it to Facebook, where it went viral and prompted angry messages and threats of a boycott against Bellingham’s business. “People were just going off,” Bellingham explained to KING at the time. “They don’t know anything about me and supposedly I’m some horrible person.” In response to the controversy, Bellingham initially issued an apology on Facebook for his “mistake,” and vowed to never make such cookies again. He told KING that the single cookie had merely been meant as a joke and not a political message, and even said he didn’t necessarily endorse the idea of a border wall, as “I don’t think building a wall will solve our problems.” “I guess the joke is on me,” he said of the “Build that Wall” cookie. He added, “If I wanted to make a political statement, I’d put it on a sign. And march up and down the street. But I put it on a cookie for heaven’s sake.” Fast-forward one week and everything had changed for Bellingham, who has now issued an “unapology” for the controversial cookie and stated that he intends to bake more of them, as he had received an outpouring of support from across the country after the initial controversy had gone viral. In an interview with KOMO News, Bellingham said, “The phone messages saved has like 40-or-50 messages that I can’t even respond to from people all over the country wanting me to ship them cookies.” ( FULL STORY IN LINK BELOW ) https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/baker-refused-back-build-wall-cookies-getting-huge-business-boost/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=PostTopSharingButtons&utm_campaign=websitesharingbuttons