Donald Trump is worried the general election 'is gonna be rigged'

In a democratic election, a few things are usually sacred: respect for one's rivals, an absence of threats or coercion, and a trust in the process and its ensuing results.

But this is the 2016 presidential election, where it seems like nothing is sacred. Case in point: Republican nominee Donald Trump is worried the battle for the White House this fall will be "rigged" against him. He openly voiced this fear Monday during a town hall event in Columbus, Ohio:

As several reporters pointed out, Trump's public hypothesizing as to whether the election will be fair is red meat to his most rabid supporters' general distrust of the political process — and could well be resurrected if he does in fact lose the November election to Democratic rival Hillary Clinton:

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Trump's comments came after he said he felt the Democratic primary had been rigged against Sen. Bernie Sanders, allegations perhaps bouyed by a leak of thousands of internal Democratic Party emails last month. Election day is Nov. 8, just 99 days away.