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EXPLAINED: Obama advisor undercuts his return to wh | Rare Historical Photos

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In this handout from the The White House, U.S. President Barack Obama talks with Senior Advisor David Axelrod during a staff meeting in the Oval Office May 12, 2009 in Washington, DC. Pete Souza/The White House via Getty Images

Former President Obama's top ex-advisor expressed outrage over the cost of his prescription drugs this past weekend, even while his former boss plans to tout the Affordable Care Act during a White House visit Tuesday. 

"I've been taking an RX for a chronic condition for years. This week, I learned my insurance no longer covers it. Now the cost is $639-a-month!  How many people can afford that?" David Axelrod, Obama's former senior advisor, tweeted on Saturday. "'Your money or your life' is a hell of choice that people shouldn't have to face."

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