We have some extremely chilling news to share today. And yes, that phrasing is deliberate. Because what just happened to Terry Moran — a veteran correspondent with decades of experience and rare Oval Office access — should send a shiver down the spine of every working journalist and anyone who values a free press.
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Late Saturday night, Moran posted a pointed message on Twitter about Stephen Miller. It was blunt. Harsh, even. But most notably, it was personal. Moran wrote that Miller is a “world-class hater,” but one whose hate is transactional — a means to an end. That end? “His own glorification.” For Stephen Miller, though, Moran claimed, hate is the end. “He eats his hate,” the tweet read.
That post was deleted within hours. No follow-up, no thread, no backtracking or elaboration. Just silence.
But the silence didn’t last long — because the Trump political machine and the right-wing media ecosystem were already at work. By Sunday morning, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt publicly demanded ABC News discipline Moran, saying the post "reflected poorly" on the institution and its standards. In an appearance on Fox News, she went further: “Hopefully this journalist will either be suspended or terminated.”
By Sunday afternoon, the hammer dropped. ABC News confirmed that Terry Moran had been suspended. The official statement emphasized the network’s commitment to “objectivity and impartiality” and declared Moran’s comment a violation of their standards.
Let’s pause for a moment.
Terry Moran — who has reported from war zones, covered the Supreme Court, and interviewed every major American political figure of the last 25 years — has been sidelined for a single tweet. A personal post. A moment of unfiltered clarity. In a world where hate speech, disinformation, and violent rhetoric are everywhere online, this is the comment that draws a public suspension?
Let’s be honest: ABC didn’t suspend Moran because his words were egregiously out of bounds. They suspended him because they were afraid. Afraid of appearing biased in a hyperpolarized media environment. Afraid of blowback from Trump and his allies. Afraid of the next tweet storm.
And that’s what’s truly chilling here. The pressure campaign worked. A seasoned journalist was publicly reprimanded because he stepped out of line — not in his reporting, but in his personal assessment of men who have made their careers on inflammatory rhetoric and institutional sabotage.
Yes, journalists have standards. Yes, news organizations strive for objectivity. But objectivity isn’t the same as neutrality. And being a journalist doesn't mean you lose your right to a moral point of view.
So the question isn’t just about whether Terry Moran crossed a line. The question is: Who drew the line? And who benefits when journalists are punished for telling uncomfortable truths?
Because what just happened wasn’t about one tweet. It was about power. And silence. And fear.
We should all be paying attention.
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