The former president was asked some tough questions by Walters during a 1990 interview that has been widely shared.
Trump's fulsome tribute for Walters came afterof his interview with the first American woman to work as an evening television news anchor, long before he ran for the White House.
In what could be seen as a preview of his future beefs with the media, he described to her how"inherently dishonest the press in this country is." Donald Trump, left, Barbara Walters, center, and Melania Trump, right, attend Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner's wedding at Trump National Golf Club on October 25, 2009 in Bedminster, New Jersey. The former president has paid tribute to Walters, who has died aged 93.But Walters told Trump he was on the"verge of bankruptcy" and that as a businessman he was"skating on thin ice and almost drowning.
"You say on the verge of bankruptcy," Trump responded, before Walters revealed she had spoken to his banker and then she rejected his claims that he had recently made a"great deal."