Tonight on PBS News Weekend, the White House claims more than 50 countries have reached out to negotiate

as Americans brace for the impact of President Trump's sweeping tariffs.

Then, as the NCAA crowns new basketball champions, we explore how elite college athletes are being

harassed online by unhappy gamblers who lose bets, and how scientists are using fertility

treatments in a race to save an endangered wild cat.

They're among the most beautiful cats in the world as far as different species go.

Just look at the cat. I mean, why would you not want that animal to survive in nature?

Good evening. I'm John Yang. Across the globe this weekend, world leaders are trying to figure out how to respond to President Trump's attempt to reshape the global economy by imposing steep tariffs.

The European Union has already said to be drawing up a list of proposed retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products.

And a White House official says that more than 50 countries have contacted the administration so far to start negotiations on the import duties. Meanwhile, after last week's market plunge,

investors are anxiously awaiting the opening of Asian stock exchanges in just a few hours.

David J. Lynch is Global Economics Correspondent for The Washington Post.

He has a new book coming out later this summer,

The World's Worst Bet, How the Globalization Gamble Went Wrong and What Would Make It Right?

David, how big a departure is this new policy that President Trump is trying from what had been the previous

policies?

This is an epic shift in international economic affairs.

This is really an about face for the United States after 80 years of trying to lead the globe

into a more integrated, seamless

global economy with free trade, capital flows, investment moving easily across borders.

Now the president of the United States is saying, no, that was a bad deal. It hurt Americans.

It allowed other countries to take advantage of us.

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