Terry Moran Reveals What’s So ‘True’ About His Trump Takedown That Sparked ABC News Exit

Terry Moran is defending his “world-class haters” post about Donald Trump and senior White House aide Stephen Miller that led to his exit from ABC News, noting that it “accurately” described the president and the MAGA movement.

Moran — in an interview Monday with The Bulwark’s Tim Miller, an ex Republican National Committee spokesperson — declared that the post was no “drunk tweet,” adding that he had a “normal” night with his family before sharing the post that he immediately evaluated as “true” after writing it.

“It was something that was in my heart and mind,” said Moran — who has since launched a Substack since his ABC News ouster — of the post.

“I would say I used very strong language deliberately. … You see [Stephen Miller] all the time doing the same — spitting venom and lies into our debate, degrading our public discourse, debasing it and using the power of the White House and what he’s been given to grind us down in that bile. That’s very disturbing to me.”

Moran told The Bulwark that he had been thinking about the state of the country “on-and-off” during the day before making the post, which sparked outrage among top White House officials, including Vice President JD Vance.

In a since-deleted post to social media, Moran pinpointed that Miller’s “hatreds are his spiritual nourishment,” adding that he “eats his hate” before turning his attention to the president.

“Trump is a world-class hater. But his hatred only a means to an end, and that end his his own glorification. That’s his spiritual nourishment,” the longtime ABC News reporter continued.

ABC News subsequently suspended Moran, calling the post a “clear violation” of the network’s policies, before announcing that his contract — which it claimed had reached the end — would not be renewed based on the post.

Moran told The New York Times that ABC News’ framing was “incorrect,” arguing that the network was instead “bailing” on an “oral agreement” to bring him back for another three years.

HuffPost has reached out to ABC News for comment.

Moran told The Bulwark that he’s a member of the “most despised political tribe in America”: a “proud centrist.” He went on to describe his politics as leaning toward a “Hubert Humphrey Democrat,” someone who wants to see “practical things” get done and for politicians to “stand up for what’s right.”

“So someone like Stephen Miller, in my judgment — and in my observation, which is what reporters do — is degrading all of that and is a danger and that’s what was in my heart,” he said.