He has enough key people in every single government institution that are very happy to ignore the courts. And I agree that the US isn't Belarus - but the people in power are working very hard to make it more like Belarus every single day.
Trump is annoying enough, you don't have to make up imaginary things about him.
Trump lets the States exercise their Constitutional authority[2]
TDS Sufferer: "Trump is a disappointingly-WEAK dictator!"[3]
It really is bizarre. As you say, there are things he's legitimately punting into the stands, such as his ham-fisted counter to the rise of China (great concept, abysmal execution).[4]
[1]https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-covid-19-coronavirus-di...
[2]https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2020/03/31/commentary/w...
[3]https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/06/yet-anothe...