Claim

Claim 787

President Bush said journalists who felt they had been denied access during the Panama pool should be given it once they reached the scene.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: President Bush said journalists who felt they had been denied access during the Panama pool should be given it once they reached the scene.
Field: status
Value: Bush says access should be given
About: incident 1989-us-panama-press-pool-restricted
Source: Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Members of the American Society of Newspaper Editors
Publisher: The American Presidency Project
Method: primary document
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: high
Status: current
Source date: 1990-04-06

Quotation from the source

for those who were in the press pool and felt that they weren't given access, we certainly ought to go the extra mile to see that they get access when they get there.