Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shrugged off U.S. sanctions imposed on him Monday in response to Sunday's election in Venezuela for a new legislative assembly that has the power to rewrite the country's constitution. The election has been called a sham by several world leaders and the Venezuelan opposition. The sanctions freeze all of Maduro's assets subjects to U.S. jurisdiction and ban Americans from doing business with him. Maduro said the U.S. has "hatred" for his government, and had a pointed message for President Trump. "In the United States, it's possible to become president with 3 million votes less than your opponent," he said. "What a tremendous democracy!"

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