Moran said: ‘Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred. He’s a world class hater.
‘You can see this just by looking at him because you can see that his hatreds are his spiritual nourishment. He eats his hate.
‘Trump is a world-class hater. But his hatred only a means to an end, and that end his own glorification. That’s his spiritual nourishment.’
In a statement the network said: ‘ABC News stands for objectivity and impartiality in its news coverage and does not condone subjective personal attacks on others.
‘The post does not reflect the views of ABC News and violated our standards — as a result, Terry Moran has been suspended pending further evaluation.’
The late night tirade was deleted but not before screenshots of his post were shared elsewhere on the site.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted it on her own page, and blasted the comments.
She said: ‘Last night, in a since deleted post, so-called ‘journalist’ @TerryMoran went on a rampage against Stephen Miller and called President Trump ‘a world class hater.’
‘This is unhinged and unacceptable. We have reached out to @ABC to inquire about how they plan to hold Terry accountable.’
Miller also waded in, saying: ‘The most important fact about Terry’s full public meltdown is what it shows about the corporate press in America.
‘For decades, the privileged anchors and reporters narrating and gatekeeping our society have been radicals adopting a journalist’s pose. Terry pulled off his mask.’
Vice President JD Vance said that Moran’s comments were a ‘vile smear’ that were ‘dripping with hatred’.
Vance added: ‘As it happens, I know Stephen quite well. And he’s motivated by love of country.
‘He’s motivated by a fear that people like Terry Moran make rules that normal Americans have to follow, but well connected people don’t. ABC should apologize to Stephen. What Terry posted is disgraceful.’
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