ABC News has fired Terry Moran – days after he penned a negative social media post about Donald Trump and homeland security advisor Stephen Miller.
In a statement sent Tuesday, an ABC News spokesperson confirmed the firing, writing, ‘We are at the end of our agreement with Terry Moran and based on his recent post – which was a clear violation of ABC News policies – we have made the decision to not renew.
‘At ABC News, we hold all of our reporters to the highest standards of objectivity, fairness and professionalism, and we remain committed to delivering straightforward, trusted journalism,’ the rep added.
Moran, 65, was a senior national correspondent at the network. He previously served as ABC’s Chief Foreign Correspondent from 2013 to 2018.
Prior to that, Moran co-anchored the network’s newsmagazine Nightline for eight years. He was ABC News’ Chief White Correspondent from 1999 to 2005.
The journalist notably sat down with the president this past April, for an exclusive interview in the Oval Office.
A few weeks later, he penned the tweet that would end his 28-year ABC career.
He wrote how Miller was the ‘bile’ behind the Trumpist movement he claimed was being fueled by ‘hate.’
ABC News has fired Terry Moran – days after he penned a negative social media post about Donald Trump and his homeland security advisor Stephen Miller
Seen here, the since deleted tweet Moran penned Sunday morning that ended his 28-year ABC News career
‘Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred. He’s a world class hater,’ Moran wrote just after midnight on Sunday.
‘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 anchor continued.
‘Trump is a world-class hater. But his hatred only a means to an end, and that end his own glorification.’
The next day, ABC issued its first statement on the matter, saying Moran had been suspended ‘pending further evaluation.’
At the time, a rep reiterated the post did not reflect the views of ABC News, which was forced to fork over a $15million libel settlement to Trump in December following erroneous comments from Moran’s longtime colleague George Stephanopoulos.
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