ABC Reporter Fired After Criticizing Stephen Miller Goes Scorched Earth on 'Vicious' Trump Advisor
Source: MEDIAite
Jul 25th, 2025, 1:19 pm
Former ABC News senior correspondent Terry Moran laid into White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, calling him a liar who relishes in cruelty during an appearance on former MSNBC host Chris Matthewss Substack podcast during which both made personal digs at Miller.
What do you make of this guy? I dont want to get you in more trouble, but honesty doesnt hurt too much. I think honesty does work. Steve Miller, I mean, he strikes me in the same area you described him. He seems to me having an attitude. It goes beyond politics, something vindictive. Is that the right word? Is it cruel? It seems to be theres something there to precede Donald Trump, Matthews asked Moran.
The more trouble remark refers to Morans ABC contract not being renewed in June, shortly after he sent out a tweet calling Miller someone who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred. ABC called the tweet a clear violation of their policies. Moran held nothing back in criticizing President Trumps advisor, referring to recently-resurfaced videos of Miller as a young man discussing the Iraq War and calling torture a celebration of human life and dignity.
The video was originally published in 2017. At the time, the Trump White House characterized it as a sketch comedy routine. I think youre exactly right, and we now see a bunch of old videos of him as a high schooler, as a young post-college person spitting the same kind of venom and lies, and the word that occurs to me is vicious. Hes a vicious man. Hes cruel and clearly relishes cruelty, Moran said.
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flying_wahini
(8,157 posts)If Karma ever needed a push it would be on him.
Evolve Dammit
(21,108 posts)sop
(15,324 posts)drmeow
(5,694 posts)exactly what considers a "celebration of human life and dignity.
Baitball Blogger
(50,591 posts)Last edited Sat Jul 26, 2025, 12:38 AM - Edit history (1)
their truth. I think we're almost at a point where we need something that mirrors FoxNews, with the difference being that it will be fact based.
Maybe then it will be easier to see who is really saying the truth because FoxNew's court settlements will expose them.
Mysterian
(5,797 posts)He is a journalist reporting as objectively as possible, abiding by journalistic professional standards. Right-wingers call objective, fact-based journalism the "liberal media." You should not fall for their propaganda and accuse actual, ethical journaliss of "left leaning" bias.
The Roux Comes First
(1,754 posts)"Richly endowed with the capacity for hatred," regardless of who it was applied to. In this case, of course, it's akin to being fired for suggesting the earth isn't flat.
Note to self; add ABC to the lengthening list.
Bengus81
(9,079 posts)mdbl
(7,024 posts)No one will want to watch them. The Magats already were trained to mistrust them and now those that counted on them for fact based reporting can't trust them either. Who's left?
Botany
(74,872 posts)
. I would do to him. How bad a person do you have to be to have your own wife leave you
for Elon Musk?
Link to tweet
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Evolve Dammit
(21,108 posts)Prof. Toru Tanaka
(2,740 posts)Goebbels was a notorious womanizer while Miller gets cuckolded.
Both of them have the same cold, dead eyes.
sop
(15,324 posts)Marcuse
(8,572 posts)rubbersole
(10,170 posts)Then they could be twins.
sop
(15,324 posts)
3Hotdogs
(14,411 posts)I'd be pissed off at the world, too.
AZ8theist
(6,804 posts)...can't say it. I'd get banned.
maddiemom
(5,129 posts)Check out the background of Miller's WIFE! Regardless of the truth of the Musk thing, if you ever wondered who would marry Miller.... or who would come up with "kids in cages" ?
MrsCheaplaugh
(226 posts)Evolve Dammit
(21,108 posts)JustAnotherGen
(35,975 posts)We aren't a part of the ICC - which can work in our favor when the Regime falls.
Evolve Dammit
(21,108 posts)JustAnotherGen
(35,975 posts)Signed the Rome Statute, but never submitted it to the Senate.
Now get this - Bush the 2nd formally withdrew us 2002.
March 2003 we went into Iraq and committed war crimes and torture.
This is why I get so angry when people say we are supposed to be a beacon of liberty, freedom, and human rights.
We have NEVER been that country.
Evolve Dammit
(21,108 posts)JustAnotherGen
(35,975 posts)Was stridently against the war in Iraq. The Vietnam Era Green Beret missed the anti War movement of the 60's. I remember his yelling about this after our imperious invasion of Iraq. Then the Abu Ghraib incident sparked another round hollering.
Evolve Dammit
(21,108 posts)"we create our own reality." IMHO that's how we got to where we are. Attacking the Wong fucking country. We used white phosphorous Willie Peet, a fucking chemical weapon in Iraq. Ironic since we were allegedly trying to address Saddam's chemical weapons which Rumsfeld gave the Iraqi's when they were seen as a deterrent to Iran. "Aluminum tubes and mushroom clouds." Thanks Colin Powell and Kinda Sleezy Rice.
Evolve Dammit
(21,108 posts)
Joinfortmill
(18,665 posts)MLWR
(431 posts)I thought you were better than this. I was wrong. Terry Moran has been a mainstay forever. Screw you. Fortunately we have the internet for our news. All of you media moguls who are bending the knee to the likes of donald trump will end up reaping what you sow. You all have lost your trustworthiness. Bah bye.
live love laugh
(15,687 posts)
Cha
(313,266 posts)his voice can still be heard on Podcasts! Underground Democracy.
Who knew the media on the Slippery Slope would Slide into Assessing Fascism? I cancelled all M$M in November 2002.. and here we are.
sakabatou
(45,133 posts)ReRe
(11,703 posts)DU would ban me for life. So I won't.
Qutzupalotl
(15,444 posts)Call it Fired News: All the news with nothing to lose.
Botany
(74,872 posts)News reports the facts that make you look bad go after the news organizations and
if American History has to do with genocide, racism, slavery, and some really fucked
up Christianity that told people that God was good with slavery because he made them
black or the ultra nut ball Christians of New England were nut balls just rewrite history
via Musks A.I. machine.
Joinfortmill
(18,665 posts)thought crime
(559 posts)BoRaGard
(6,564 posts)
marble falls
(67,162 posts)LetMyPeopleVote
(166,964 posts)Joinfortmill
(18,665 posts)thought crime
(559 posts)This is what fascism looks like.
FakeNoose
(38,026 posts)I'd definitely buy it and read it.