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Toronto city councillor Doug Ford defended his brother, Mayor Rob Ford, on Tuesday in an extended interview on CNN following his angry tirade at city hall.

Ford said the reaction to his brother admitting he has smoked crack cocaine has been a “public flogging” and the scandal has been a humiliating experience.

“It’s embarrassing and Rob has admitted it’s embarrassing. We’ve come out publicly and said that numerous times. I don’t know what more we can do outside of moving forward,” Ford said.

Ford said his brother has apologized and asked for forgiveness.

“Rob does not come into work drunk. He said he’s tried illicit drugs under a drunken stupor. He’s not doing drugs and not drinking and so is moving in the right direction in my opinion,” Ford said.

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Denying he knew anything about the mayor’s drug use, Ford defended his brother’s political career.

“Rob hasn’t been honest on his personal issues and he has admitted that, but he is the most honest politician in the country when it comes to making sure he saves taxpayers money,” Ford said.

Ford said the entire family is getting death threats.

“My daughters… I have four young girls, they were threatened to be sodomized and raped and it’s just gone overboard right now,” he said.

During questioning before Toronto city council Tuesday morning, Doug Ford asked if anyone else in the room had smoked marijuana and advised councillors to “not throw rocks in glass houses.”

His shouting escalated and his microphone was cut off resulting in the second recess of the day.

“Anyone who has tried marijuana should stand up and admit it,” he told CNN.

WATCH: Doug Ford’s angry tirade at city hall