The Latest: Mexico and Canada retaliate against Trumps tariffs [Video]

President Donald Trump’s launched a trade war Tuesday against America’s three biggest trading partners, drawing immediate retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China and sending financial markets into a tailspin.

Also, Trump will stand before a joint session of Congress on Tuesday to give an accounting of his turbulent first weeks in office as a divided nation struggles to keep pace, with some Americans fearing for the country’s future while others are cheering him on.

Here’s the latest:

Scores of fired federal workers will be in the audience for Trump’s speech

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said he would bring two such constituents.

Alissa Ellman, is a disabled Army veteran diagnosed with a rare cancer associated with burn pit exposure. She was fired from her job in Buffalo helping fellow veterans obtain benefits.

Tiffany Ramos was fired from her job in Syracuse helping farms and rural businesses get financial support.

They demonstrate “the real and devastating human impact of Trump’s …