India, March 22 -- A political and cultural storm has erupted in Little Rock after Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she was asked to leave a popular local bakery, The Croissanterie.

The controversy began when Sanders revealed that she was dining with friends on March 13 when the restaurant owner approached her security detail and requested that she leave, allegedly because her presence made staff feel "threatened."

However, the restaurant has disputed that characterization, saying in a statement instead that concerns arose as the governor's security presence became more noticeable, making some staff and guests uncomfortable.

The statement from the owners of The Croissanterie wrote, "As her security presence became more vis...