Sen. Joe Manchin Joseph (Joe) ManchinNames to watch as Trump picks Ginsburg replacement on Supreme Court Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day Gardner on court vacancy: Country needs to mourn Ginsburg 'before the politics begin' MORE (D-W.Va.) said Thursday he believes President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden leads Trump by 36 points nationally among Latinos: poll Trump dismisses climate change role in fires, says Newsom needs to manage forest better Jimmy Kimmel hits Trump for rallies while hosting Emmy Awards MORE is willing to do “whatever he needs to do” to help pass gun law reform in the wake of a shooting at a Florida high school.

“I’ve never seen him more determined and willing to do whatever he needs to do in order to try to bring some sanity and order to this whole gun issue,” Manchin said on CNN’s “New Day.”

Trump hosted lawmakers for a meeting on Wednesday to discuss school safety and gun laws. The gathering came in response to a Feb. 14 shooting at a Parkland, Fla., high school that left 17 people dead.

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The president surprised, and at times clashed with, Republican lawmakers during the meeting, and voiced support for strengthening background checks and raising the age requirement for purchasing rifles.

Manchin, who attended the meeting, co-sponsored a bill with Sen. Pat Toomey Patrick (Pat) Joseph ToomeyAppeals court rules NSA's bulk phone data collection illegal Dunford withdraws from consideration to chair coronavirus oversight panel GOP senators push for quick, partial reopening of economy MORE (R-Pa.) to strengthen background checks for gun purchases. The bill has failed to get through the Senate, most notably after the Sandy Hook massacre.

On Thursday, Manchin suggested his bipartisan legislation would be a good starting point for gun law reform.

“The Manchin-Toomey bill’s been vetted more than any bill for the last five years,” Manchin said.

“You want to talk about all the guns they want to ban, everything that people are wanting to do, it’s all for naught if you can’t have a background check and knowing who shouldn’t be able to buy a gun,” he added.

He has said he doesn’t believe other proposals, like banning AR-15 sales, would get through Congress.