SHARICE DAVIDS WORE THIS T SHIRT

The National Republican Congressional Committee accused Davids of supporting political violence in an email blast Thursday.

“Might be worth asking Davids which ‘colonizers’ she endorses the murder of and which murderers she considers her heroes,” Bob Salera, the NRCC’s spokesman, said.

Davids’ campaign dismissed the criticism as unfounded.

“The phrase refers to Native American history,” the campaign said in a statement.

Davids received the t-shirt from a Native American colleague while working on the reservation several years ago and the photo is from that time period, according to the campaign.

Pine Ridge, the reservation where Davids worked, is located near the site of the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre, where U.S. cavalry killed roughly 300 members of the Lakota tribe.

Davids has been heavily involved in the advocating for the Native American community since coming to Congress. She is a co-sponsor of New Mexico Democratic Rep. Deb Haaland’s bill that seeks to tackle the issue of violence against women on reservations.