evidence: Trump’s team has previously flagged Venezuela and Cuba as examples when making this claim. Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has targeted opponents on fabricated charges and jailed challengers without due process. In Cuba, pro-government supporters have prevented opposition candidates from running in municipal elections. Other dictatorships use similar tactics, often resorting to poisoning or exiling opponents over cooked-up offenses. [...] This is an exaggeration. [...] See links in story for additional sources.