Trump's election tweet shows a frightened narcissist afraid of losing

That's the only conclusion that can be drawn from his latest statements which undercut confidence in the presidential election now less than 100 days away.

On Thursday morning he fired off this tweet -- designed to alarm people and distract from the worst quarterly GDP loss in recorded American history: "With Universal Mail-In Voting (not Absentee Voting, which is good), 2020 will be the most INACCURATE & FRAUDULENT Election in history.

Delay the Election until people can properly, securely and safely vote???"

Make no mistake -- this is the sitting President of the United States, who is seeking a second term, floating the idea of delaying the upcoming election.

"Actually, I haven't looked into that question under the Constitution," Barr said.

The correct answer, for those playing at home, is "Hell no -- we do not delay elections in the United States and in any case, the President doesn't have that power under the Constitution."

But Barr's rhetorical shrug is either a statement of basic ignorance from a smart man entrusted to protect and defend the Constitution, or it is another "tell" from a Trump toady who is reluctant to contradict his boss or the cause of expanded presidential power.

I have to see."

This is part of a pattern of recent statements from Trump preemptively calling the 2020 election results rigged, as on July 26, when he tweeted: "Rigged Election, and EVERYONE knows it!"

And that's one of some 40 times this year alone that President Trump has called the upcoming election rigged.

And it was clever."

In other words, "don't worry, be happy." Now imagine Cramer's response if former President Barack Obama had said something even remotely similar.

Threats to delay our elections or undercut faith in their results should not be a partisan issue.

Remember, Trump also repeatedly refused to say whether he'd accept the results of the 2016 election, believing that he would lose -- as polls showed he would (accurately reflecting the popular vote, but not the electoral outcome).

Since he took office, Trump has consistently acted in ways to expand presidential power and dismantle democratic norms, with the acquiescence of Senate Republicans.

And he is making his intentions known in plain sight.

Unless the election is a blow-out, Trump will almost certainly contest the results, which could lead to unprecedented chaos.