White House Press Briefing (5/4/11): President decides he will not release bin Laden photo

Washington, D.C. - The big news in today's White House Press Briefing was the revelation that President Obama has decided against releasing any death photos of Osama bin Laden. Citing national security interests and adhering to a sense of American values, the President stated the following in a recently taped 60 Minutes interview:

"It is important for us to make sure that very graphic photos of somebody who was shot in the head are not floating around as an incitement to additional violence or as a propaganda tool. That's not who we are. We don't trot out this stuff as trophies."