ABC News fires Terry Moran days after veteran anchor's social media outburst at Trump aide Stephen Miller

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ABC News on Tuesday fired veteran correspondent Terry Moran – two days after his social media rant targeted President Trump adviser Stephen Miller, the company said.
Moran, 65, was suspended by the Disney-owned network on Sunday following his early-morning tirade on X in which he called Miller a 'world class hater.'
'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 told The Post.
'At ABC News, we hold all of our reporters to the highest standards of objectivity, fairness and professionalism, and we remain committed to delivering straightforward, trusted journalism.'
Moran's contract was up this Friday, a source with knowledge told The Post.
A journalist with Moran's experience — namely a senior-level correspondent who has covered the White House and co-anchored 'Nightline' — likely makes between $600,000 and $900,000 a year, another source said.
The decision to boot Moran comes on the heels of an exclusive report by The Post on Monday that ABC News staffers were 'pissed' at the damage his outburst did to the network's already-battered reputation.
Several called for his head, insiders said.
Vice President JD Vance and Miller also criticized the unhinged attack.
Moran, who joined ABC News in 1997, wrote that Miller is 'one of the people who conceptualizes the impulses of the Trumpist movement and translates them into policy,' and operates not on 'brains' but on 'bile.'
He added that Miller was '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.'
Moran's diatribe, which he has since deleted, had been condemned by ABC News executives for lacking 'objectivity and impartiality.'
Moran had landed an interview with Trump in April as controversy over the administration's tariff policies swirled.
ABC News sources griped to The Post that Moran had undermined the inroads that the network had been trying to make with the Trump administration.
Debra OConnell, president of ABC News Group and Networks, Disney Entertainment, and other company execs have taken trips to West Palm Beach, Fla., and held meetings with Trump officials, a source with knowledge said.
One such meeting took place in December, shortly after Disney paid $16 million to settle a defamation lawsuit against the network over Stephanopoulos for saying Trump was found guilty of raping E. Jean Carroll.
A New York court had found Trump guilty of sexual assault — not rape, a key legal difference — in the civil case. Trump has denied wrongdoing in that case.