{"id":2428722,"date":"2025-04-29T10:52:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:52:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephanopoulos-and-muir-pay-the-price-for-their-past-treatment-of-trump-as-abc-sidelines-them-for-primetime-interview\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T10:53:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T14:53:30","slug":"stephanopoulos-and-muir-pay-the-price-for-their-past-treatment-of-trump-as-abc-sidelines-them-for-primetime-interview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephanopoulos-and-muir-pay-the-price-for-their-past-treatment-of-trump-as-abc-sidelines-them-for-primetime-interview\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephanopoulos and Muir Pay the Price for Their Past Treatment of Trump as ABC Sidelines Them for Primetime Interview"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstephanopoulos-and-muir-pay-the-price-for-their-past-treatment-of-trump-as-abc-sidelines-them-for-primetime-interview%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2428722&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses a significant event at ABC,where the network opted to exclude its prominent anchors,David Muir and george Stephanopoulos,from interviewing President Donald Trump during a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">highly anticipated exclusive broadcast<\/a>. Instead, the interview will be conducted by senior national correspondent Terry Moran, sparking criticism and surprise among industry insiders. Sources indicated that Trump\u2019s dissatisfaction with Muir, stemming from perceived bias during the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nikki-haley-compares-donald-trump-to-joe-biden-in-2024-attack\/\" title=\"Nikki Haley equates Trump to Biden in 2024 criticism\">previous presidential debates<\/a>, led to this decision. The piece highlights a contentious backdrop, referencing a legal battle involving Stephanopoulos and Trump, which resulted in ABC settling a defamation lawsuit for $15 million. The ruling emphasized the importance of accurate reporting, stating that the omission of critical context could render a report misleading. the article illustrates the dynamic tensions between media representatives and political figures, especially in the context of Trump\u2019s presidency.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A major win for ABC turned into a huge slap in the face for two of its top stars.<\/p>\n<p>Although ABC will air an exclusive interview with President Donald Trump on Tuesday night, the network benched nightly news anchor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/abc-staff-horrified-david-muirs-fashion-choice-la-wildfires-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Muir<\/a> and correspondent George Stephanopoulos, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2025\/04\/28\/entertainment\/abcs-bitter-history-with-donald-trump-sidelines-superstars-david-muir-george-stephanopoulos-for-primetime-sit-down-with-potus\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Page Six<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The report said the White House insisted that neither man interview Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, ABC senior national correspondent Terry Moran will interview Trump. The interview airs at 8 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s nuts that it&rsquo;s not Muir. And giving it to someone that people have barely heard of? A primetime exclusive with the president?&rdquo; Page Six quoted a TV source as saying.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump&rsquo;s First 100 Days were legendary. &#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4NyadSm6kF\">pic.twitter.com\/4NyadSm6kF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LEAHmemes (@itsreallyleah) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsreallyleah\/status\/1916482959529721973?\">April 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Page Six noted that Trump was livid at the &ldquo;fact-checking&rdquo; tactics of Muir and colleague Linsey Davis, who focused on critiquing Trump while giving former Vice President Kamala Harris an easy ride during the presidential debate last fall.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/abcs-decision-settle-trump-came-top-causing-internal-problems-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> later said the debate was &ldquo;one against three&rdquo; and said Muir was &ldquo;not legit,&rdquo; &ldquo;a real lightweight&rdquo; and &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-republican-candidates-criticize-vice-president-kamala-harris-for-her-role-as-border-czar\/\" title=\"Senate Republican candidates criticize ... for her role as &quot;border czar.\">fake news&#038;rdquo<\/a>; &mdash; even suggesting that he should sue the anchor. He added that Muir&rsquo;s &ldquo;hair was better five years ago.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Stephanopoulos had accused Trump of being convicted of rape in the E. Jean Carroll civil suit against Trump, which led to a lawsuit from Trump that ABC settled in December.<\/p>\n<p>ABC agreed to pay out $15 million to Trump&rsquo;s presidential library, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/abc-trump-lawsuit-defamation-stephanopoulos-04aea8663310af39ae2a85f4c1a56d68\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The suit stemmed from a March 2024 interview by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/top-abc-news-figure-abruptly-exits-company-hr-starts-investigating\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stephanopoulos<\/a> in which he asked Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina about supporting Trump after he was found &ldquo;liable for rape&rdquo; in a civil case brought by E. Jean Carroll, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/regulation\/court-battles\/4790668-trump-defamation-lawsuit-stephanopoulos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A ruling from U.S. District Judge Cecilia Altonaga, who was appointed by former President George W. Bush, scuttled ABC&rsquo;s efforts to dismiss the suit.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.documentcloud.org\/documents\/24990103\/abc-trump-dismissal-ruling.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ruling<\/a> said that &ldquo;a reasonable jury could interpret Stephanopoulos&rsquo;s statements as defamatory.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Well said. President Trumps first 100 days has been a huge success. I voted for this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/luXU5YPoCM\">pic.twitter.com\/luXU5YPoCM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sassafrass84 (@Sassafrass_84) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sassafrass_84\/status\/1916878703771963514?\">April 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Stephanopoulos&rsquo;s exchange with Mace lasted about ten minutes, during which Stephanopoulos stated ten times that a jury &mdash; or juries &mdash; had found Plaintiff liable for rape,&rdquo; Altonaga wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In fact, of course, the Carroll II jury did not find Plaintiff liable for rape under New York Penal Law,&rdquo; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Altonaga said the &ldquo;privilege does not protect media where the omission of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/federal-judge-rules-in-favor-of-trump-in-lawsuit-against-abc-and-george-stephanopoulos\/\" title=\"Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Trump in Lawsuit Against ... and ...\">important context renders<\/a> a report misleading.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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