Authoritarianism is self-contradictory by design. Supreme leader is to be followed, not understood, so you have to refer to them in doubt.

MAGA is not a single entity. Different parts of it have different concerns. That is how politics works for better and worse.

Sure, but it seems there are references to incompatible goals within the Project 2025 document, which is meant to be a unified goal document.

For instance, one goal was that "The United States must regain its role as the 'Arsenal of Democracy'... the United States built its reputation as a reliable partner with a strong defense industrial base that could supply military articles and goods in a timely manner."

But as explained in the video below, "The last three months have seen the worst damage to that reputation since the post-WWII order came into force."

The video is worth watching: it does bring out a lot of what you're talking about (different parts w/ different concerns), and does actually make sense of a lot of what Trump is saying and doing wrt Ukraine and NATO. I do find it preferable that the administration has rational goals which are simply not compatible with each other, than that they're behaving completely randomly.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDSz62i6F3Q