NEW: Former Maricopa County sheriff and controversial conservative figure Joe Arpaio 'strongly' considering running for his old position in 2020, he tells ABC News.
Former Maricopa County sheriff and controversial conservative firebrand Joe Arpaio said he's"strongly" considering running for his old position in 2020 as tensions rise over the treatment of migrants detained on the U.S.-Mexico border.
The former sheriff had been teasing an announcement on social media after billboards popped up in Phoenix hinting at a possible 2020 sheriff run for Arpaio, although he denies having any involvement in billboards. In recent years, however, the president has attempted to publicly distance himself from the conspiracy theory he had long championed. In September 2016, then-Republican presidential nominee Trump acknowledged for the first time that Obama was born in the United States -- five years after the former president released his long-form birth certificate.
Madrid says the former sheriff's chances in the next election wouldn't be any better than his failed Senate run.
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