In an awkward interview on MSNBC Tuesday night, Rep. Blake Farenthold Randolph (Blake) Blake FarentholdThe biggest political upsets of the decade Members spar over sexual harassment training deadline Female Dems see double standard in Klobuchar accusations MORE (R-Texas) said he would be open to withdrawing his endorsement of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump Donald John TrumpOmar fires back at Trump over rally remarks: 'This is my country' Pelosi: Trump hurrying to fill SCOTUS seat so he can repeal ObamaCare Trump mocks Biden appearance, mask use ahead of first debate MORE if the billionaire goes too far.

Trump has suffered a wave of high-profile Republican defections since Friday, when a 2005 video was released of him boasting about forcibly kissing women and groping their genitals. Trump has apologized for the remarks and called it “locker room talk,” though White House press secretary Josh Earnest said “those statements constituted sexual assault.”

Farenthold defended Trump’s comments from 11 years ago Tuesday night on MSNBC.

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“You don’t know the entire context of all this,” he told the host Chris Hayes, when first asked about the controversial tape. “I’m not here to defend Donald Trump. I don’t like what he said. Donald Trump can defend himself on that.”

But his response prompted Hayes to pose a hypothetical question based off the idea of locker room talk.

“If a tape came out with Donald Trump saying that, saying ‘I really like to rape women,’ you would continue to endorse him?’” host Chris Hayes asked on MSNBC’s “All In.”

“That would be bad,” Farenthold responded, struggling to answer as he appeared to consider the theoretical scenario involving the GOP’s presidential nominee. “I’d have to consider it.”

But later Tuesday night in a statement from his campaign, Farenthold said the question "was clearly an attempt by the media to paint Donald Trump and Republicans in as bad of light as possible."

“As someone who prides himself on answering every question asked, I was unprepared for the outrageous and hypothetical question asked me by Chris Hayes. That does not excuse my failure to immediately condemn anyone who would say, ‘I like raping women.'"

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Farenthold also took to Twitter to apologize “for my failure to immediately condemn anyone who would say something as outrageous as they like raping women.”

I apologize for my failure to immediately condemn anyone who would say something as outrageous as they like raping women. (1/3) — Blake Farenthold (@farenthold) October 12, 2016

During an interview on MSNBC with Chris Hayes tonight, I was thrown off by the anchor’s use of a hypothetical question. (2/3) — Blake Farenthold (@farenthold) October 12, 2016

I do not, and have not ever condoned rape or violence against women. That is not the kind of man I believe Donald Trump to be. (3/3) — Blake Farenthold (@farenthold) October 12, 2016

Republicans are warring over the recently unearthed footage of Trump crudely discussing women.

Uproar over the audio recording has divided the GOP less than month from Election Day over the best course of action for Trump’s presidential bid.

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.), for example, has vowed he will neither campaign nor defend Trump going forward.

Sen. John McCain John Sidney McCainCindy McCain endorses Biden: He's only candidate 'who stands up for our values' Biden says Cindy McCain will endorse him Biden's six best bets in 2016 Trump states MORE (R-Ariz.), meanwhile, withdrew his endorsement of the GOP nominee last Saturday.

Farenthold himself faced accusations of sexual harassment from a former staffer, which were dropped last year.

Lauren Greene, Farenthold’s former communications director, filed a lawsuit in December 2014 alleging he had sexually harassed and discriminated against her based on gender.

Greene was fired in July 2014 after working for Farenthold for about 18 months before the incident’s conclusion in court.

Updated 9:52 p.m.