Reuters
In an appearance on CBS's "Face The Nation" Sunday, White House senior advisor Dan Pfeiffer said the President's lawyers got in touch with Samsung after it was revealed the cell phone company was behind the "selfie" Red Sox player David Ortiz took with President Barack Obama. Pfeiffer reiterated the White House's claim President Obama was unaware the picture was part of a promotional effort and said it could lead to "the end of all selfies." Presumably he meant selfies with the President, not all photos that people take of themselves.
"He obviously didn't know anything about Samsung's connection to this and, perhaps, maybe, this will be the end of all selfies," said Pfeiffer. "Whenever someone tries to use the president's likeness to promote a product, that's a problem with the White House counsel."
In addition to hinting the incident could have led to a ban on the growing trend of presidential selfies, Pfeiffer said the White House's attorneys were on the case.
"We have had conversations with Samsung about this and expressed our concerns," Pfeiffer said.
However, Pfeiffer would not divulge any details about the White House's talks with Samsung.
"I'll leave that to the conversation between the lawyers," he said.