ABC News Suspends Terry Moran After He Calls Donald Trump & Stephen Miller ‘World-Class’ Haters
ABC News senior national correspondent Terry Moran has been suspended at the news organization after lambasting White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and President Donald Trump.
In a now-deleted X post he shared just after midnight on Sunday, Moran called Miller “a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred” and said that both Miller and Trump are “world-class” haters, as seen in a screenshot from CNN’s Brian Stelter.
Breaking: ABC News says senior national correspondent Terry Moran “has been suspended pending further evaluation.” This since-deleted tweet is the reason for the suspension: pic.twitter.com/IeGSZFdzoY
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter) June 8, 2025
The post drew rebukes from both Miller and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
“The most important fact about Terry’s full public meltdown is what it shows about the corporate press in America,” Miller wrote on X Sunday morning. “For decades, the privileged anchors and reporters narrating and gatekeeping our society have been radicals adopting a journalist’s pose. Terry pulled off his mask.”
Leavitt said on X on Sunday that the White House had “reached out to ABC to inquire about how they plan to hold Terry accountable,” and she said on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures she hoped Moran would “either be suspended or terminated,” as Stelter reported for CNN.
Later in the morning, ABC News announced Moran’s suspension. “ABC News stands for objectivity and impartiality in its news coverage and does not condone subjective personal attacks on others,” a spokesperson said in a statement, per Variety. “The post does not reflect the views of ABC News and violated our standards — as a result, Terry Moran has been suspended pending further evaluation.”
The Moran controversy comes just months after Disney, ABC News’ parent company, paid $15 million to settle a defamation suit Trump filed after anchor George Stephanopoulos inaccurately said on air that Trump had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll, per the Associated Press. (In actuality, Trump was found liable for sexually abusing and defaming Carroll, the AP added.)
As Variety reports, mainstream news outlets have been cautious about their White House reporting after the Trump administration’s public clashes with the AP and CBS News.
Moran joined ABC News in 1997 and previously served as chief White House correspondent, Nightline co-anchor, and chief foreign correspondent for the news organization. He also interviewed Trump for ABC News this April.
His full tweet, per Stelter’s screenshot, reads:
“The thing about Stephen Miller is not that he is the brains behind Trumpism. Yes, he is one of the people who conceptualizes the impulses of the Trumpist movement and translates them into policy. But that’s not what’s interesting about Miller. It’s not brains. It’s bile. Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred. He’s a world-class hater. You can see this just by looking at him because you can see that his hatreds are his spiritual nourishment. He eats his hate. Trump is a world-class hater. But his hatred only a means to an end, and that end his [sic] his own glorification. That’s his spiritual nourishment.”
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That is BS now. How many times on air has Trump and Fox anchors insulted Democrats? They can say anything but ignore Trump Remember he called Africa a shit hole country? He called Biden a dumb confused border czar and he insulted Obama and Hilliary. So stop playing into Trumps complaints.
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Totally agree. The corporate scares are shoveled out and corporations knuckle under like frightened babies. ABC and CBS are both guilty of playing the games totally madeup by the MAGA haters. And they ARE haters.
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The difference is Fox argues on merit & policy positions, not individual personality traits. Moran’s credibility is gone because of his obvious disdain for specific individuals, not policy positions.
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"Meltdown"? It's a mild, restrained and richly-deserved criticism. What an incredibly fragile administration this is.
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Umm ABC took the disciplinary action, NOT the Trump Admin. It can be debated that they did so to avoid a possible law suit. But They made the decision based on what They said their rules are. So your anger if properly directed should be against ABC.
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I didn't say he was disciplined by the Trump administration. However, "meltdown" was Stephen Miller's inaccurate description of Moran's post, so apparently his delicate sensibilities were wounded. Surprising, considering the vicious hatred and lies he spews so consistently.
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Your use of the word “ administration “ was what I wrongly thought you meant the Trump admin. So I stand corrected. The other networks other than Fox dish it out All the time. So I guess the Hate depends on who’s on the receiving end.
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What's the problem? Terry was just "telling it, like it is." He's RIGHT about tr-ump and miller. Some of you here BETTER get that.
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Apparently the company he Works For felt his so called “ telling it like it is” violated Their company policies so They ( Not Trump) disciplined him. If you work for a business that’s not owned by you, you BETTER follow their rules and policies if you plan on working there long. If he wants to have an editorial opinion piece maybe he needs to quit and establish his own podcast show or something. Not Trump’s fault that this guy isn’t able to control his emotional opinions. When you work for someone else and draw your pay from them you have to abide by their policies and rules. Course I know that’s a strange concept for renegade Lib Dems who think Their say and opinions are the Only say and opinions, and think they are Above having to follow rules and policies. Well Surprise your Wrong !! Good for ABC for bringing this guy back to the reality that he doesn’t Own the show.
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You can watch and listen to fix entertainment any day if the week and they lie and defame many people.. who are refined enough that they don't rattle any cages.. trump is definitely a hater.. and also a vengeful demented old man... Miller is just full of bile and hate..
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Another trampling on the US Constitution.
First Amendment
The First Amendment guarantees freedoms concerning religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition. It forbids Congress from both promoting one religion over others and also restricting an individual’s religious practices. It guarantees freedom of expression by prohibiting Congress from restricting the press or the rights of individuals to speak freely. It also guarantees the right of citizens to assemble peaceably and to petition their government.
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ABC positions Democratic operative George Stephanapolous as an objective journalist. Moran's ugly assertions about Miller and Trump accurately reflect the views of their newsroom. Problem is, ABC is embarrassed by it so they suspended Moran. He will be back next week.
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Why suspend Terry Moran for yelling the truth? What is wrong with you people? Terry Moran is a consummate news man!
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Not their fault he’s a constipated newsman and angry about it !! Guess he’s Full of it !! 🤣
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Terry Moran was exactly correct, and should be reinstated immediately.
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Terrible !!! What happened to freedom of the press??? We are allowing our country to become a nation lead by incompetent people who are only interested in furthering their own corrupt interests / where are our legislators who we voted to uphold & defend our constitution/ stand up for what’s right / for Gods sake & country grow a pair & do the right thing instead of cowering & bowing down to this insanity!!!
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ABC did this of their own accord. THEY said he violated Their policies. President Trump didn’t do anything to him neither did the U.S. govt. Now if ABC thought they might be sued is debatable Still They took this action, no one else. Freedom of speech is fine. Slander is not. When you are employed by someone you have to follow Their rules, Not make up your own. So yes he could speak Freely but it could cost him his job. Many Americans don’t realize it but did you know you Lose certain Constitutional rights when you join the military as compared to civilians ? True. If you’re interested ( no sarcasm at you) as a Veteran I can explain those to you. IF you didn’t know that don’t feel bad you’d be surprised how many people don’t realize that.
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No more ABC for me. But like Moran. with whom I agree, I will speak Truth to Power. Those two are a horror show.
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So the Administration has freedom of speech but Terry Moran does not have freedom of speech. He was not even working at the time and on his own decided to express his opinion and he gets fired because of it. Shameful to say the least! Just today the President once again called the Governor of California "scum". Hypocrisy!!
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