Summary

In Chapter 9, Mary Anne Trump was viciously mugged in 1991. Mary visited every day, but Donald came only once and seemed irritated. He had begun worrying about his finances because his favorite casino in Atlantic City had gone bankrupt and his marriage had begun to struggle. Maryanne was glad when Donald left her room because he was always so surly with her. She tells Mary that she was relieved when he went to the military academy because he would never listen to her when he lived at home.

Donald’s perceived success with the Grand Hyatt in 1980 had paved the way for Trump Tower, which had opened in 1983. From his reportedly abysmal treatment of the undocumented workers who built it to the alleged Mob involvement, the project was steeped in controversy. Donald’s financial woes continued because he was “spending cash he didn’t...