Agree John. Trump has no idea that ONLY Congress can change an election date. Recall his once saying “the constitution lets me do whatever I want”. Totally out of touch.
Trump's selfish, psycho neediness, intensified by his palpable ignorance speaks to the developmental damage of his supporters, the ones not drawn to him voluntarily by racism and or greed.
This is the precedent, thanks to Lincoln. The 1864 election was held with the outcome of the war still in doubt and against Lincoln's opponent who was a General who Lincoln had relieved of command. The election took place with rebel forces still threatening the Capitol, less than four months after this!:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Stevens
Battle of Fort Stevens
The Battle of Fort Stevens was an American Civil War battle fought July 11–12, 1864, in what is now Northwest Washington, D.C., as part of the Valley ...
Location: District of Columbia - Date: July 11 –12, 1864
An expert on mental health described Trump this week in "groundhog day" terms. Trump approaches each day uninfluenced by what happened the day before, as a predator seeking "a win", seemingly with no memory of what he said or did before each "new day". It is always the same, his approach is "in the moment", leaving him free to claim or do the opposite of the day before. In effect, he is trapped as Bill Murray's character was in the film, especially because his father is no longer around to bail him out or to structure his behavior or "reign him in".
We've seen this week he has no ability to pivot to an "on course" direction after announcing resumption of daily press appearances described as covid-19 briefings. He continued to lie, block out appearances by experts, and exhibited nothing but distortion and farcical denial. By day 3, he was defending his retweet of "Dr. Crazy Lady".
"I don't know her, but I'm impressed with her!" "Everybody likes Drs. Fauci and Birx, but nobody likes me, and my admin. has by far, tested more people, by far, than any other country!"
