Ex-ABC News' Terry Moran Quickly Bounces Back

Veteran ABC News senior national correspondent Terry Moran is thriving after his abrupt exit from the network, sources told NewsNation. 

Moran was fired following a June 8, 2025, tweet calling White House aide Stephen Miller “richly endowed with the capacity for hatred.” The tweet was quickly deleted, but ABC suspended and later terminated him.

 

Terry Moran

However, Moran has bounced back with a Substack newsletter that garnered 90,000 subscribers almost instantly. At $50 per year, this could translate to $4.5 million annually; even at $5 weekly, he’s earned at least $450,000 in a week. 

At ABC, Moran earned $400,000–$600,000 yearly and was in tense contract negotiations. Insiders say he was frustrated as ABC delayed talks, offering only a one-year deal with no raise despite his acclaimed Trump interview—a feat competitors George Stephanopoulos and David Muir couldn’t achieve. The tweet was reportedly Moran’s bold move to force ABC’s hand.

Colleagues miss Moran, a self-described conservative and “political workhorse” who challenged network narratives with balanced perspectives. 

His departure stings more as ABC renewed Stephanopoulos for eight figures despite settling a $15 million defamation lawsuit with the Trump administration over Stephanopoulos’ false claim that Trump was found civilly liable for rape in the E. Jean Carroll case. Moran’s Substack success and loyal following signal he’s far from finished.