Terry Moran suspended by ABC for Trump post about Stephen Miller

The Herald Scotland

4 hours ago

"ABC News stands for objectivity and impartiality in its news coverage and does not condone subjective personal attacks on others," the spokesperson said. "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."
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According to screenshots shared on X, Moran wrote of Miller in his since-deleted post on June 8, "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."
The ABC journalist contrasted this with Trump, writing that the president is also a "world-class hater," but "his hatred only a means to an end, and that end his his (sic) own glorification. That's his spiritual nourishment."
Moran's post drew sharp criticism from the White House, with press secretary Karoline Leavitt writing on X that the post was "unhinged and unacceptable." She added that the White House had reached out to ABC "to inquire about how they plan to hold Terry accountable."
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Vice President JD Vance also slammed the "absolutely vile smear" of Miller. "It's dripping with hatred," Vance wrote on X. "Remember that every time you watch ABC's coverage of the Trump administration."
"As it happens, I know Stephen quite well," Vance added. "And he's motivated by love of country. He's motivated by a fear that people like Terry Moran make rules that normal Americans have to follow, but well connected people don't."
Vance also said that ABC should apologize to Miller for the "disgraceful" post.
Moran, 65, who joined ABC News in 1997, was previously co-anchor of "Nightline" and has covered eight presidential campaign cycles, according to ABC News. In April, Trump sat down with Moran for an interview about his first 100 days in office.