Vermont bakery confused with restaurant where Sanders denied service

The Red Hen Bakery in Middlesex, VT is seen in this image from Google Street View. (Google Street View)

MIDDLESEX, Vt. -- A Vermont bakery called the Red Hen has received angry messages from people confused with a similarly named Virginia restaurant that refused to serve White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

Red Hen Bakery co-owner Randy George tells WCAX-TV the negative messages about his eatery in Middlesex, Vermont, have been coming in on the phone and online.

More then 1,100 kilometres away, the owner of the Red Hen in Lexington, Virginia, asked Sanders to leave the restaurant Friday, citing the concerns of employees who are gay and know Sanders had defended U.S. President Donald Trump's desire to bar transgender people from serving in the military.

George says his bakery is not affiliated with the Virginia eatery. He says everyone is welcome.