To the Editor:

Is it just me? Or are any of your readers just a wee bit concerned about (this is hard to say) President-elect Trump’s continuous barrage of incomprehensible tweets, pronouncements and otherwise just plain ignorant takes on world affairs.  Kind of reminds me of the old Reese Witherspoon movie “Clueless.”

And for all you Trump supporters out there ... you’ve been snookered. What we’re stuck with, at least for the next four years, is a pompous, self-absorbed reality TV star who has absolutely no idea about what it takes to be president. He has denigrated the FBI, CIA, NSA and every intelligence agency to the point that he will have zero credibility upon taking office. Not to mention the plethora of honest, hard-working citizens of this country, regardless of their race, religion, sexual orientation or political party.

He recently claims “to know a lot about hacking” and suggests we go back to courier and snail mail to communicate with the world rather than use computers. Donald ... do you realize you have tweeted yourself into infamy? Do you understand our entire civilization including our nuclear defense system and our entire city, county, state and federal support systems are run by computer? Maybe we should go back to the pony express, horse and buggies and manual labor.

Trump’s “bromance” with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin is equally puzzling. He questions whether Russia could possibly be behind the hacking of our election system and, recently, an utility system in New England. I can only imagine Putin chomping at the bit, waiting for the village idiot to take office. Let the puppet show begin.

 Even members of the top Republican leadership have questioned Trump’s worldviews. Is the President-elect really ready to assume leadership of the greatest nation on earth? And I emphasize the fact that it is, and has been great, long before Trump was conceived.

I think not. God help us see this through. Our future depends on it.

Kurt Volker

Otto