Sen. Brian Schatz Brian Emanuel SchatzVideo of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral Democrat on Graham video urging people to 'use my words against me': 'Done' Polls show trust in scientific, political institutions eroding MORE (D-Hawaii) said Thursday that he his not interested in compromising with the National Rifle Association (NRA) on gun control.

'“We need to beat them,” Schatz tweeted about the NRA, amid continuing conversations about gun control reform following the Florida high school shooting.

“I am normally interested in compromise,” Schatz tweeted. “Not this time. I cannot imagine a bill that would make a difference that the NRA supports. We don’t need to cut a deal with them, we need to beat them.”

I am normally interested in compromise. Not this time. I cannot imagine a bill that would make a difference that the NRA supports. We don’t need to cut a deal with them, we need to beat them. — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) February 22, 2018

The senator’s tweet comes the day after President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans 'should hold the same position' on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant 'Fill that seat' at North Carolina rally MORE held a “listening session” at the White House with students and parents affected by school shootings.

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Schatz has been an outspoken supporter of gun control following the Florida shooting, tweeting earlier this week that he “got an F from the NRA” in the group’s ratings of lawmakers.

I got an F from the NRA. — Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) February 16, 2018

On Wednesday night, CNN held a town hall with survivors of the Florida shooting, as well as representatives from the NRA and Sen. Marco Rubio Marco Antonio RubioSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Florida senators pushing to keep Daylight Savings Time during pandemic Hillicon Valley: DOJ indicts Chinese, Malaysian hackers accused of targeting over 100 organizations | GOP senators raise concerns over Oracle-TikTok deal | QAnon awareness jumps in new poll MORE (R-Fla.).

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At the town hall, one high school student confronted Rubio about accepting donations from the NRA. Rubio, who has an A+ rating from the group, has received more than $3.3 million in campaign donations from it during his career.

Trump has expressed support for a variety of policies in an effort to combat school shootings, including the controversial move of arming school officials with firearms.

The president said he supports “comprehensive” background checks, and tweeted Thursday morning that he wants a ban on bump stocks and to raise the minimum purchasing age for long guns, policies that break with the NRA’s stance.