Larry King says Donald Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE's not running as your traditional Republican.

“I think that Donald — he’s running as a populist,” the veteran talk show host told reporter Jacob Soboroff on MSNBC on Monday. "[He’s] not really running as a true Republican."

King's comments come after Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, suggested over the weekend that the wealthy might end up paying more under his tax proposals. It was only the latest statement from Trump to clash with the views of many Republican leaders.

King said Trump's views highlighted his outsider role.

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“He’s running against the establishment, so it wouldn’t be surprising if he said, 'Maybe the rich should pay a little more,' " King said. "The rich don’t win elections. They support the money, but what percentage of America are rich? What is it, 2 percent? But they all have one vote.”

King also predicted Trump and Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanKenosha will be a good bellwether in 2020 At indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates MORE (R-Wis.) would ultimately mend ties for the party's greater good.

“Ryan’s got to think about the whole House, and he wants House members to be elected, not defeated, and he’s worried that Trump heading the ticket might defeat them,” he said. "I think, eventually, they’re going to have to come together. I can’t see a lone wolf running against his own party leadership.”

Ryan has said he is “just not ready” to support Trump as the nominee.

“I’m not there right now,” Ryan said on Thursday. "I hope to, though, and I want to. At this point I’m not ready to jump in, but I hope we can get there.”

Other prominent Republicans, including former Presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush and 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney, have already said they won't attend the party's national convention in July and have rejected Trump.

King called that unprecedented.

“The Bushes aren’t going to the convention,” said King. "Romney isn’t going to the convention.

"There’s never been a race like this. Anything can happen when people run for office," he continued. "I would not bet on the race."