Ex-Obama aide David Axelrod faces mockery for criticizing Obamacare premium increases
David Axelrod faced mockery on Wednesday after the CNN commentator and former aide to President Barack Obama posted about a Wisconsin couple's tripled Obamacare premiums.
Ex-Obama aide David Axelrod faces mockery for criticizing Obamacare premium increases David Axelrod, a CNN political commentator and former aide to President Barack Obama, was criticized on Wednesday for a social media post detailing a Wisconsin couple’s struggle with tripled Obamacare premiums, which forced them to scrap business expansion plans. Critics, including fellow commentators and journalists, sarcastically questioned his surprise at the costs, referencing Obama’s signature legislation. Axelrod previously expressed strong support for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), calling it a law that would improve lives, while acknowledging it could be improved.
- David Axelrod criticized rising Obamacare premiums, citing a Wisconsin couple’s experience.
- The couple’s ACA premiums reportedly tripled, leading them to abandon business expansion plans.
- Axelrod faced mockery online, with critics highlighting his past support for the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
- Expired COVID-19-era Obamacare subsidies returned millions of policyholders to pre-COVID levels of federal assistance at the end of 2025.
- Axelrod had previously described the ACA as a law that would improve lives and admitted it could be improved.
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