When Mitt Romney ran for president four years ago, his estimated $250 million fortune was quickly turned into a liability by Democrats, who painted the former Bain Capital chief as out of touch with Americans still struggling to recover from the Great Recession. Trump will officially become his party's nominee at this week's Republican convention, powered by white, working-class voters drawn to his populist message. The billionaire lives an opulent life on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue, worlds away from the day-to-day reality of most supporters. Thompson, who runs a property maintenance business, cited Trump's employment of people through his companies as proof of his working class connections. The difference between the perception of Trump's and Romney's money, Trump supporters say, comes down to attitude. Evangelical leader Jerry Fallwell Jr.