Maine Gov. Paul LePage (R) on Tuesday defended 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 and said the country might need a leader to show "authoritarian power."

"Sometimes, I wonder that our Constitution is not only broken, but we need a Donald Trump to show some authoritarian power in our country and bring back the rule of law," LePage said on Maine radio station WVOM, CNN reported.

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"Because we've had eight years of a president, he's an autocrat, he just does it on his own, he ignores Congress, and every single day, we're slipping into anarchy," he said.

LePage stood by Trump, the GOP presidential nominee, amid concerns about a 2005 tape released last week in which Trump can be heard making lewd comments about women.

In the tape, Trump describes how he could grope and kiss women without their consent because of his celebrity status. Trump brushed off the comments as locker room talk but has faced backlash from many Republicans since its release.

"Is he a slimeball? I'd be the first one to say, not a guy ideally I'd want my daughter going after," LePage said of Trump. "But I will tell you one thing, as the head of state, is he going to protect our nation and fight the debt, or is he going to go after interns? That's the bottom line."

"And so I think if you look at Donald Trump and you see his kids, you're pretty pleased to see what you see in front of you. Then on the other hand, you look at a presidential candidate who's been around since the '90s, who has been after one fraudulent activity after another." "I'll tell you how I gauge my heart. I look at my kids, and if they're successful and they're moving in the right direction, I'm a happy camper. Because that's who I live for," LePage said.

The outspoken GOP governor made headlines earlier this year after the release of a profanity-laced voicemail he sent to Drew Gattine, a Democratic state representative.