In a stunning turn that underscores the increasingly hostile divide between legacy media and the Trump administration, ABC News Senior National Correspondent Terry Moran has been suspended following a vitriolic, late-night social media outburst in which he attacked White House aide Stephen Miller and President Donald Trump in personal, incendiary terms.
In the now-deleted post on X, Moran called Miller a “world-class hater” who “eats his hate for spiritual nourishment,” and took a further swipe at Trump with the same language. The backlash was swift, bipartisan, and unrelenting—with the White House and prominent Republican figures demanding action.
ABC News responded by suspending Moran and issuing a public statement:
“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.”
While ABC tried to close the loop quickly, the damage to its credibility—particularly among conservatives—may prove lasting.
Leading the charge in defense of Miller was Vice President JD Vance, who didn’t mince words:
“This absolutely vile smear of Stephen Miller is dripping with hatred. Remember that every time you watch ABC’s coverage of the Trump administration.”
Vance, who has known Miller personally, praised him as a patriot motivated not by hate, but by a deep “love of country” and a desire to ensure that “elites follow the same rules as everyday Americans.”
An ABC journalist @TerryMoran posted this absolutely vile smear of Stephen Miller. It’s dripping with hatred. Remember that every time you watch ABC’s coverage of the Trump administration.
As it happens, I know Stephen quite well. And he’s motivated by love of country. He’s… pic.twitter.com/hX93zKTWjy
— JD Vance (@JDVance) June 8, 2025
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt called the post “unhinged and unacceptable,” confirming that the administration had reached out to ABC demanding accountability.
Katie Miller, Stephen Miller’s wife and former Trump communications aide, went even further:
“This is why Americans don’t trust the Legacy Media… When masks are down you see the radical left-wing bias. These are the people feeding propaganda across the airwaves.”
Perhaps the most potent response came from Stephen Miller himself, who used the opportunity to offer a broader critique of modern media:
“The most important fact about Terry’s full public meltdown is what it shows about the corporate press in America… For decades, the privileged anchors and reporters narrating and gatekeeping our society have been radicals adopting a journalist’s pose. Terry pulled off his mask.”
In other words: Moran said the quiet part out loud.
For conservatives, the incident is a glaring example of what they see as systemic bias in mainstream journalism, cloaked in a thin veneer of professionalism until the façade finally cracks. And for ABC, a network already facing intense scrutiny over its political slant, Moran’s diatribe has now become Exhibit A.
