Trump threatens shutdown, suggests controversial pardon at Arizona rally Trump threatens shutdown, suggests controversial pardon at Arizona rallyby wpjljron Wednesday, August 23rd, 2017.Trump threatens shutdown, suggests controversial pardon at Arizona rallyPHOENIX — President Trump on Tuesday threatened to shut down the government over border wall funding, said the North American Free Trade Agreement is likely to be terminated and signaled that he was prepared to pardon former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is anathema to the Latino community. Trump’s freewheeling comments came during a boisterous […] PHOENIX — President Trump on Tuesday threatened to shut down the government over border wall funding, said the North American Free Trade Agreement is likely to be terminated and signaled that he was prepared to pardon former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio, who is anathema to the Latino community.