City reacts after Minnesota poll worker’s Halloween shirt goes viral

The City of Rogers issued a statement on Tuesday after a picture of a poll worker taken on Saturday gained traction online.

In a now-deleted Facebook post, the Minnesota Republican Party posted a photo of the worker on Tuesday, saying her attire — a white, blood-stained shirt with the words “problem solver” — was mocking the death of Charlie Kirk.

The city said the election judge/volunteer wore the shirt for Halloween on Saturday, adding that the worker says there was no political message or intent behind her outfit. City officials also said the poll worker shared she is a Republican judge and would “never be supportive of the apparent message that others have tied to it.”

Rogers officials said that if they had known about the perceived political connection at the time, they would have asked the worker to change or cover it up, but also said the shirt does not meet the legal defi...