Jon Stewart slams ABC for firing Terry Moran over Stephen Miller rant

New York Post

16 hours ago

Comedian Jon Stewart ripped ABC as a 'f–kng joke' for firing Terry Moran over the veteran reporter's scathing social media rant against top White House aide Stephen Miller.
'The entire thing is because ABC clings to this facade that they somehow exist in a bubble,' Stewart said Thursday on his podcast 'The Weekly Show.'
'It's a joke. They're a f–king joke,' he added.
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3 Comedian Jon Stewart, who hosts 'The Daily Show' and his 'The Weekly Show' podcast, blasted the firing of Terry Moran.
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ABC News axed Moran, 65, on Tuesday just two days after the reporter made a social media post blasting Miller as a 'world-class hater' who operates not on 'brains' but on 'bile.'
'We are at the end of our agreement with Terry Moran and based on his recent post – which was a clear violation of ABC News policies – we have made the decision to not renew,' an ABC News spokesperson previously told The Post.
His contract was due to expire Friday at the Disney-owned network, The Post previously reported.
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When asked by a listener whether ABC News should have fired Moran, Stewart responded: 'Of course not. So stupid. No, for God's sakes.'
'They shouldn't have paid the $15 million, they shouldn't have fired him,' Stewart said.
It was a jab at the network's multi-million dollar settlement with Trump last year over a defamation lawsuit against anchor George Stephanopoulos' inaccurate on-air claim that the president had been found civilly liable for raping writer E. Jean Carroll.
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Trump was found liable for sexual assault and defamation against Carroll in two verdicts, not for rape. He has appealed both cases.
3 Veteran ABC News reporter Terry Moran.
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3 White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller speaks to members of the press at the White House in May.
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Moran, who worked at ABC News for 28 years, served as a senior correspondent at the network, where he covered the White House and co-anchored the late-night program 'Nightline.' In April, he landed a coveted interview with Trump.
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He likely made between $600,000 to $900,000 a year, a source previously told The Post.
Moran on Wednesday resurfaced his Substack account and vowed to get back to the 'important work' as an independent journalist.
His firing came after The Post exclusively reported that ABC News staffers were calling for his head – angered that Moran's attack on Miller could set back progress the network made with the Trump administration in recent months.