Left-wing journalists back suspended Terry Moran following anti-Trump administration post
Left-wing journalists, including Chuck Todd and Keith Olbermann, have rallied in support of ABC News correspondent Terry Moran after his suspension for a controversial post where he labeled Stephen Miller, a deputy chief of staff under President Trump, as a “world-class hater.” The post, which was deleted but circulated on social media, drew backlash and led to Moran’s suspension following demands from the White House for ABC to maintain impartiality in its reporting. While some in the media praised Moran’s honesty, others, including conservative figures like Megyn kelly, supported his suspension, arguing that it aligned with journalistic standards. The incident has sparked broader conversations about media bias and the role of journalists in political discourse, highlighting differing perspectives between conservative and liberal commentators on the appropriateness of Moran’s comments and the network’s response.
Left-wing journalists back suspended Terry Moran following anti-Trump administration post
Chuck Todd, Keith Olbermann, and other left-wing journalists sided with ABC News’s Terry Moran’s now-viral statement attacking President Donald Trump and Stephen Miller.
Moran, the network’s senior national correspondent, was suspended on Sunday after he called Trump’s deputy chief of staff, Miller, a “world-class hater” in a since-deleted X post. However, it can still be seen on social media.
Following the White House‘s demands that the network take action, ABC News issued a statement saying it “stands for objectivity and impartiality in its news coverage and does not condone subjective personal attacks on others.”
Miller addressed the controversy on X, calling Moran’s post a “full public meltdown,” and accused the media of long-standing bias.
“For decades, the privileged anchors and reporters narrating and gatekeeping our society have been radicals adopting a journalist’s pose,” Miller said. “Terry pulled off his mask.”
Some in the legacy media praised Moran for speaking out against Miller.
Todd was among those who pushed back against Miller’s claim. On Sunday, he posted that “nothing lazier or more transparently dishonest than to take one person’s deleted tweet and try to apply the sentiment to an entire group of folks.”
“Ask yourself why he wants to slime any journalist for the sins of one? It’s intentionally dishonest and intentionally divisive,” Todd said on X.
Olbermann, a liberal political commentator, also defended Moran. He said the White House is “full of cowards and weaklings,” and Moran was telling the truth and was wrongfully suspended.
“You will note that for all their embarrassing weakness, neither Miller nor anybody in this dictatorship denied a word Moran wrote about Miller and Trump,” Olbermann said.
ABC NEWS’S TERRY MORAN SUSPENDED AFTER ONLINE RANT ON ‘WORLD-CLASS HATER’ STEPHEN MILLER
Former MSNBC host Mehdi Hasan echoed Olbermann’s statement, calling the Trump administration “snowflakes,” “pretend free speech warriors,” and “hypocrites.”
Meanwhile, conservative podcast host Megyn Kelly supported Moran’s suspension, saying, “Any actual news organization would fire him this minute.”
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