Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio wants to accompany Donald Trump to Mexico, visit that could either lead to a show of U.S. force in getting that country to come to the table on immigration and trade or expose that Mexico is uninterested in solving such problems, according to the controversial sheriff.
"I've gotten resistance from the Mexican government, I've got resistance from the federal government here. It's all got to do with danger. Come on? I'm not worried about it. It's probably got to do with politics, not danger. Right?" Arpaio told Breitbart News.
The sheriff of Maricopa, near the border with Mexico, highly praised the efforts of Trump addressing immigration issues, including the extension of the border fence.
"He's talking about the fence, okay, or the wall, alright. I've been fighting this battle since I was a federal narcotics agent in 1957 because even then the drugs were all coming from Mexico. Even back in 1957—now if he wants to put a wall up, that's okay, if it's a good one. Now these fences you can hop over any day."
Arpaio also said that he is not endorsing Trump yet, but he's open to the possibility down the road, however he has spoken with Trump's campaign manager Corey Lewandowski about setting up a trip with the two of them to Mexico.
"I said I want to go with Trump to Mexico," Arpaio said.
"I don't care," Arpaio added. "I want to fly into Mexico with him. I've been dealing with a local counsel general, they don't want me, the Mexicans. Being with him [Trump], they're not going to like it either. But they're not going to stop me. I think I'm a little more high profile than he is—in fact when you look at the hate thing, I'm way above him. I've got five cartels here that drop hits on me."
Arpaio added that he had invited Trump to visit the outdoor prison known as "Tent City Jail", where inmates serve their sentences withstanding the high temperatures of the Arizona desert.
