To the Editor:

It’s gotten to the point that I’m hesitant to listen to or read the news. President Trump’s most recent series of denigrating tweets and pronouncements are more suited to a petulant 4-year-old than the president of the United States. His sophomoric behavior and rants remind me of the late Sen. Joseph McCarthy’s “red scare” of the 1950s.

Trump’s erratic behavior, outright falsehoods, and bizzare outbursts have thrown the world into chaos. What we as a country need in our chief executive is leadership, not attacks on anyone who happens to disagree with him. What this world needs is stability, not disarray. I’m sure I’m not alone when I say I’m deeply concerned at our president’s incredibly thoughtless demeanor. Even the most ardent of Trump supporters have to be wondering what’s going on.

The president has revealed what I and the majority of Americans who didn’t vote for him feared ... that this individual is totally unsuited to the office to which he was elected. The president may have gotten away with his autocratic, bullying tactics as a businessman, but it just doesn’t cut it when it comes to being the leader of the free world. Even members of the Republican-dominated Congress are finally coming to the reality that this “leader” is seriously flawed. This is not the behavior of a normal person. Bad ... really bad. God help us all.

Kurt J. Volker

Otto