White House Wants Obama Billboard Removed

(AP)

The official tells CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller that the ad is "clearly misleading" because it suggests an approval or endorsement by the president - which the company does not have.

The White House is contacting the company to request the billboard be removed, the official said.

The large billboard uses a recent photo of the president standing in front of the Great Wall in Badaling, China.

It sits above a Red Lobster restaurant and includes the tagline, "A Leader in Style."