He also needs approval from congress for tariffs and deployment of troops, but go ahead and keep thinking this congress will stop him.

As for tariffs-

A) there's no national security issue B) the only economic emergency is the one they're creating between tariffs and farm labor shortages

Not how it works. He can deploy the national guard internally. But an actual war against another nation, nope. Not without congressional approval. And to join with russia in a war, the gop knows condoning that will be the end of their party forever.

Oh, you still think fascism will allow itself to be voted out and the GOP give a flying fuck what the people think. Schumer might write some strongly worded letters, but SCOTUS are, and will continue to, enable it. Congress will not stand against them, and old-guard military leadership are gone.