Republican lawmakers are disgracing themselves, standing idly by and sometimes shamefully defending President Donald Trump.

Mr. Trump tears families apart and puts children in cages (sometimes dying in U.S. custody), does nothing to stop Russian meddling in our elections, takes the word of the Saudi Royal family and Kim Jong Un over that of our intelligence agencies after they brutally tortured and murdered a Washington Post columnist and an American college student, and has lied over 8,000 times since taking office.

Republican lawmakers, please do the right thing for once. Mr. Trump does not reflect or uphold the moral foundation of our country.

MINDY FLEISHMAN

Squirrel Hill