Councillor Doug Ford broke his silence about the latest Rob Ford video Thursday, saying he didn't know his brother had been drinking, and was wrong when he told media that the clip was old footage.

“I truly believed that was an old video and I stated that,” Doug Ford told am640 host John Oakley. “Obviously I was wrong.”

The video, shot Monday night, shows the mayor incoherent and muttering expletives in a Etobicoke restaurant. Rob Ford admitted that he had been drinking when the video was filmed.

Read transcript of Doug Ford’s words

The mayor’s latest slip doesn’t make him any less of a political leader, his brother said Thursday.

“I would take Rob any day, watching the taxpayer’s money on his worst day, his worst night, than all of the councillors combined on their best night.”

Doug Ford said the incident was “just a slip up” and insisted that his brother will now move forward in a positive way.

The councillor was emphatic that he’s not condoning his younger brother’s behaviour.

“I’m the last guy in the world that’s an enabler,” he said. “I’m probably Rob’s biggest critic.”

The councillor steered the conversation back to politics several times, saying he and his brother work hard to save taxpayers money, and rebuffed questions about just how accurate the cited savings are.

“These aren’t Rob Ford’s numbers or Doug Ford’s. These are the CFO’s numbers. They’re accurate and we’re going to move forward,” he said.

Asked whether the latest video, which shows the mayor disparaging police Chief Bill Blair, could impact upcoming negotiations on the top cop’s contract, Doug Ford said it was Blair who wanted to play politics.

“We’re going to let the police chief do his job and we’re going to do our job,” he said.

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