Like two peas in a pod

Although I did not and would never vote for Sen. Tom Cotton, I nonetheless have always respected him due to his service in the U.S. Army. That respect, however, has been undermined by his enthusiastic support of President Donald Trump, whom I believe to be an utter disgrace to the office.

I cannot recall a time when divisions within our country and with many of our longtime allies were directly attributable to insulting rhetoric from the occupant of the Oval Office.

The recent meeting at the White House attended by Cotton and other senators was just the latest example of President Trump’s insulting rhetoric and Senator Cotton’s refusal to condemn it. Sen. Dick Durbin confirmed news reports that the president questioned why our country should continue taking in immigrants from “**** hole” countries. Yet Senator Cotton not only claimed the president did not use that term, but accused Senator Durbin of having a “history of misrepresenting what happens in White House meetings.”

Senator Cotton’s support of President Trump in this matter makes it clear that there is nothing the president can say or do that will cause him to object in any way. He is clearly nothing more than President Trump’s lackey. I am sure that he and this disgraceful president will continue to have the support of many Arkansans, just as I am sure that my contempt for Senator Cotton will grow at the same rate as my contempt for this president, since they are two peas in a pod. THOMAS G. MAY North Little Rock