Overview

• The ex-ABC correspondent said network pundits soften criticism of President Trump by relying on tone because corporate rules bar explicit condemnation.
• Moran made the claims on Philip DeFranco’s podcast after ABC dismissed him in June for calling Stephen Miller a “world-class hater” on X.
• ABC previously told CNN his post blatantly breached newsroom standards, citing requirements for objectivity, fairness and professionalism.
• Moran has also written that ABC lacks viewpoint diversity, arguing that few Trump supporters inside the network influence how stories are framed.
• Trump recently attacked ABC and NBC on Truth Social and urged license revocations as legal settlements with him, including ABC’s $16 million deal and a separate Paramount agreement, fuel concerns about chilling effects on coverage.