Trump: Romney didn't talk about his wealth enough

Mitt Romney didn't talk about his personal success enough during the 2012 presidential campaign, real estate mogul and reality TV host Donald Trump told a sleepy audience of conservatives Tuesday morning.

"If Mitt made one mistake, and I like Mitt Romney a lot, but if he made one mistake it's that he didn't talk enough about his success. Because honestly, people really want success," Trump said, before saying he'd personally made $8 billion in his life. He slammed his critics who hadn't made as much money.

Trump, the first speaker Friday morning at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), spoke to a half-full ballroom as the audience trickled in for the next speaker, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky).

Romney will be speaking at the conference later Friday. 

CPAC organizers have drawn some criticism for inviting Trump to speak while snubbing others like New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R). 

The audience didn't seem very excited about the "Apprentice" host, though he received a warm welcome and drew applause for saying the U.S. should have taken from Iraq's oil reserve to pay for the war there.

Trump also blasted current immigration reform plans, attacking the idea of giving the mostly Hispanic and Asian population of illegal immigrants a pathway to citizenship.

"When it comes to immigration, 11 million illegals will be voting Democratic. You could say you are looking at a suicide mission," Trump said to applause. "Why aren't we letting people in from Europe?"

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