Larry French/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — A Texas Republican has issued an apology after saying he’d “have to consider” disavowing Donald Trump if a tape emerged of him talking about raping women.

In a hypothetical question on MSNBC, Rep. Blake Farenthold was asked by host Chris Hayes whether he’d un-endorse Trump if a tape emerged of him saying, “I really like to rape women.”

“That would be bad. I’d have to consider it,” Farenthold responded. “But again, we’re talking about what Donald Trump said 10 years ago as opposed to what Hillary Clinton has done in the past two or three years.”

The hypothetical situation came after Hayes equated the recently leaked audio of Trump making lewd comments in 2005 to sexual assault and how Farenthold would feel if someone off the record said, “I really like raping women. Would that be locker room talk?”

“It depends. You don’t know the context,” the Texas representative said, leading Hayes to ask if those were the comments used, would he rescind his endorsement of Trump.

The congressman apologized for his “failure to immediately condemn anyone who would say something as outrageous as they like raping women” in a series of tweets Tuesday night.

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

Last year, Farenthold was accused by a staffer of sexual assault in a case that was settled out of court.

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