Obama WH tries to silence insurance companies to keep quiet about Obamacare problems

“The White House is exerting massive pressure on the industry, including the trade associations, to keep quiet.” ~ Bob Laszewski

In an effort to keep from looking worse than the fantastic job that the regime is doing all on its own, the White House (i.e., Obama) has taken to bullying insurance companies into keep quiet about criticizing, or even discussing, Obamacare problems. Yeah, that's not authoritarian at all...

TheBlaze: Top White House officials have reportedly “pressured” insurance industry executives to keep quiet about Obamacare, according to a new CNN report.

Insurance executives are not exactly fond of President Barack Obama’s health care law. And after voicing concerns over the new bill and its disastrous rollout, White House officials allegedly retaliated by informing industry leaders that the administration was not pleased.

CNN notes multiple sources declined comment on this claim, presumably out of fear of retribution.

Levin said of the White House, "They're like mobsters!"

"Can you believe this in the United States of America? Like Castro and Chavez, like Mussolini and worse. These executives fear White House retribution? These trade associations fear White House retribution? They're not even allowed to speak out to we the people? They're not even allow to speak directly to their own customers about what's going on and why it's going on from their perspective? This story ought to be every where on every program! That the way these mobsters in the White House conduct themselves, because this is what they do! Just like occurs in the third world banana republics, just like occurs -- yeah, I'll say it -- in communist regimes and fascist regimes. This imperial president speaks in front of a group, he cuts jokes, he smiles, oh, he's a regular guy... but behind the scenes, the knives come out..."

Check out more of Levin's comments here.