Terry Moran, a former correspondent for ABC News, has asserted that the network exhibited a progressive bias, leading to challenges in covering former President Donald Trump.
Moran, 66, described the situation as a "bubble" during a recent appearance on the Fifth Column podcast. He suggested that a "lack of viewpoint diversity" within network newsrooms contributed to these blind spots in coverage, particularly concerning Trump's second presidential term.
"Nobody had voted for him," Moran recalled, referencing internal discussions where he advocated for fairer Trump coverage. He stated that some colleagues, including engineers and producers, thanked him for these efforts. Moran characterized the environment as a "bubble," a sentiment echoed by podcast co-host Michael C. Moynihan.
Moran's departure from ABC News in June 2025 followed a social media post in which he described Trump and Homeland Security advisor Stephen Miller as being "full of hatred." He wrote that Miller is "richly endowed with the capacity for hatred" and that Trump's hatred is "a means to an end, and that end his own glorification."
ABC News issued a statement at the time, calling Moran's post a "clear violation of ABC News policies" and stating that the network "hold[s] all of our reporters to the highest standards of objectivity, fairness and professionalism."
Moran, who had a 28-year career at ABC News, previously served as the network's chief foreign correspondent, anchored "Nightline," and was its lead Washington reporter from 1999 to 2005. He has since launched a Substack newsletter.