Terry Moran Suspended by ABC News Over Social Media Post
Terry Moran has been suspended from ABC News following social media posts critical of President Donald Trump and a key member of his administration.
On Sunday morning, Moran posted a lengthy, since-deleted message on X, formerly Twitter, in which he referred to both the president and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller as a “world-class hater.”
In a statement provided to TVNewser, an ABC News spokesperson said: “ABC News stands for objectivity and impartiality in its news coverage and does not condone subjective personal attacks on others. 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.”
Breaking: ABC News says senior national correspondent Terry Moran “has been suspended pending further evaluation.” This since-deleted tweet is the reason for the suspension:
— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter.bsky.social) June 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM
In his post, Moran said that Miller is driven by a “capacity for hatred.”
“You can see this just by looking at him because you can see that his hatred are his spiritual nourishment,” Moran added. “He eats his hate.”
Speaking of Trump, Moran said that the president’s hatred is “only a means to an end,” that end being “his own glorification.”
After Moran’s post, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted her own social media statement, saying: “We have reached out to ABC to inquire about how they plan to hold Terry accountable.”
Last night, in a since deleted post, so-called “journalist” @TerryMoran went on a rampage against Stephen Miller and called President Trump “a world class hater.”
This is unhinged and unacceptable.
We have reached out to @ABC to inquire about how they plan to hold Terry… pic.twitter.com/HsgusJEIvH
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) June 8, 2025
Leavitt also made an appearance on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo, where she remarked: “Hopefully this journalist will be either suspended or terminated.”
Moran’s suspension comes on the heels of his exclusive interview with Trump in the Oval Office, which aired as a primetime special on Tuesday, April 29, marking the conclusion of the president’s first 100 days.
Moran is ABC News’ senior national correspondent based in the network’s Washington, D.C., bureau. He has been with the network since 1997 and has also served as ABC News’ chief foreign correspondent, co-anchor of the ABC News show Nightline, and chief White House correspondent.
In late 2024, ABC News settled a defamation suit with the then-President-elect Trump for $15 million involving anchor George Stephanopoulos. The network faced a storm of criticism after the settlement was announced.
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