ABC News on Sunday suspended its correspondent Terry Moran over a social media post that criticized President Trump and his Chief of Staff, Stephen Miller. In the post, since deleted, Moran called Miller a “world-class hater” who “conceptualizes the impulses of the Trumpist movement and translates them into policy.”
Miller is believed to be the architect of ongoing immigration raids throughout the U.S., including those in Los Angeles, which sparked protests and riots over the weekend. Moran did not reference the immigration sweeps in his post, but said one could see that Miller is “richly endowed with the capacity for hatred,” which could be seen “just by looking at him, because you can see that his hatreds are his spiritual nourishment.”
The post, published to X (formerly Twitter), drew immediate criticism from Trump allies, including Vice President J.D. Vance, who said people should “remember that every time you watch ABC’s coverage of the Trump administration.”
In a statement, a spokesperson for ABC said the network “stands for objectivity and impartiality in its news coverage and does not condone subjective personal attacks on others,” and that Moran’s social media post “does not reflect the views of ABC News and violated our standards.”
Moran joined ABC News in 1997. He interviewed Trump in the Oval Office two months ago.
ABC News is owned by the Walt Disney Company.
