Will Trump's sanctions on Venezuela backfire?

US could be biggest loser under plans to punish rogue South American nation

Nicolas Maduro
(Image credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

The Trump administration imposed sanctions on eight more individuals loyal to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro this week in a strategy shift that aims to punish regime supporters rather than the nation.

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