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Donald Trump’s presidency unspools so fast that it often looks like a set of outbursts fueled by nothing more than his own random obsessions.

On Monday alone, the White House shattered scientific consensus on the causes of autism and designated a left-wing antifascist movement as a domestic terrorist group despite questions over whether it has the power to do so. Washington was reverberating with Trump’s demands for Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his political opponents — despite an apparent lack of solid evidence. And Trump’s emerging effort to destroy media freedoms and to suppress freedom of speech suffered a rare hiccup, as ABC cleared Jimmy Kimmel for a return to air following a controversy over his remarks about Charlie Kirk’s suspected killer.

Any of these dramas might rank as the most intense political controversies in a conventional administration. In another time, several might have triggered impeachment proceedings. And they only darkened an already somber time peppered by warnings of encroaching autocracy.

President Donald Trump speaks during a memorial service honoring Charlie Kirk at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, on Sunday, September 21. Diannie Chavez/The Republic/USA Today Network/Imagn Images

But millions of Americans who live in different political, media and cultural ecosystems than Trump’s critics do not see his actions as a mortal threat to their country, culture or well-being.

Their support proves Trump’s actions are not just driven by personal whims.