# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1989-us-panama-press-pool-restricted)
- Source: Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Members of the American Society of Newspaper Editors. https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/remarks-and-question-and-answer-session-with-members-the-american-society-newspaper
- 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.

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