At the nadir of his 1990 debt crisis,
Donald Trump bunkered himself inside Trump Tower for days on end, subsisting on a steady diet of hamburgers and French fries. As his real estate empire was collapsing, and his first marriage unraveling, Trump simply refused to accept the reality that his life was in a tailspin. âDo people really think I am in trouble?â Trump asked
Vanity Fairâs
Marie Brenner at the time, to which she replied, âYes, they think youâre finished.â One of Trumpâs lawyers, meanwhile, told Brenner, âDonald is a believer in the big-lie theory. If you say something again and again, people will believe you.â