NEW YORK (AP) — ABC News has let correspondent Terry Moran go for calling Trump administration deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller a “world class hater” in a since-deleted social media post.
After a two-day suspension, the network said today, June 10, that it was at the end of its contract with Moran “and based on his recent post — which was a clear violation of ABC News policies — we have made the decision not to renew.”
Moran’s post was swiftly condemned by officials in the Republican administration, including Vice President J.D. Vance. ABC News, in a statement, said it “stands for objectivity and impartiality in its news coverage and does not condone subjective personal attacks on others.”
The New York-based network said Moran was suspended pending further evaluation.
Moran, who interviewed President Donald Trump a few weeks ago, said in his post on X at 12:06 a.m. on Sunday that the president was a world-class hater, too. But he wrote that for the president, his hatred is a means to an end, “and that end is his own glorification.”
For Miller, Moran’s post said, “his hatreds are his spiritual nourishment. He eats his hate.”
Vance, writing on X, said Moran’s post was “dripping with hatred.” The vice president wrote: “Remember that every time you watch ABC’s coverage of the Trump administration.”
Miller, on X, said Moran’s “full public meltdown” exposed the corporate press. “For decades, the privileged anchor and reporters narrating and gatekeeping our society have been radicals adopting a journalist’s pose. Terry pulled off his mask.”
An earlier version of this story was posted before ABC News’ announcement.
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