Former ABC Reporter Responds To Allegations
ABC News correspondent Terry Moran ignited a media firestorm on June 8 with a controversial tweet targeting Trump adviser Stephen Miller.
In a now-deleted post, Moran described Miller as “a world-class hater” and accused him of being “endowed with the capacity for hatred,” laced with references to “bile” that ironically reflected more on Moran himself than his intended target.
The backlash was immediate and intense—both internally at ABC News and publicly on social media. Several colleagues reportedly voiced concern over the tweet, prompting ABC to initially suspend Moran. The network ultimately terminated his employment, citing a “clear violation” of company policies.
In his first post-firing interview with The New York Times, Moran insisted the tweet wasn’t a drunken outburst but a deliberate decision made after what he described as a calm family evening, complete with dinner and a movie. “It wasn’t a drunk tweet,” Moran claimed. “I typed it out and I looked at it and I thought, ‘That’s true.’”
Despite deleting the post, Moran stood by its substance in a follow-up interview with The Bulwark, where he declared that journalism is not about objectivity but fairness and accuracy.
“You don’t sacrifice your citizenship as a journalist,” he said. “Your job is not to be objective.” His remarks drew sharp criticism from media analysts and the public, who saw them as further evidence of mainstream media’s growing ideological slant.
Disgraced ABC journo Terry Moran is making the anti-Trump media rounds to cry about the Trump admin —
— while claiming to be “not that liberal.”
After launching another diatribe about the “venom” of Stephen Miller, he calls Trump immigration policy a “terror campaign.”
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— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) June 16, 2025
Moran also revealed that he had a verbal agreement with ABC News to extend his contract—an agreement he claims the network abruptly reversed. “We had a deal,” he told The Times. “They’re bailing.”
ABC News, in contrast, made it clear that Moran’s actions breached internal guidelines. The network’s decision to part ways appears to reflect growing intolerance for partisan outbursts from high-profile journalists, especially as legacy media outlets grapple with declining public trust and legal liabilities related to biased reporting.