President Donald Trump delivered a blistering on-camera rebuke of ABC News’ Terry Moran during an interview marking his 100th day in office, turning what was meant to be a standard network Q&A into a viral moment of media confrontation — complete with accusations of dishonesty, fake news, and a Photoshop controversy that erupted into national headlines.
Trump Takes Down ABC’s Moran Over Abrego Garcia
Trump: “That was photoshopped? Terry, they’re giving you the big break of a lifetime…I picked you, frankly I’ve never heard of you but that’s okay… Do you want me to show you the picture?… This is why people no longer believe… pic.twitter.com/bzXuJEGdpQ
— Mr Producer (@RichSementa) April 30, 2025
The dustup centered on a photo of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, an MS-13 gang member whose knuckles are tattooed with gang-affiliated markings. Trump mentioned the image while discussing Garcia’s criminal record and gang ties — a case used by the White House to underscore the administration’s hardline immigration and crime policies.
Moran, echoing claims from some in the media that the image may have been “Photoshopped,” challenged the authenticity of the photo — not because the tattoos themselves were fake, but because labels had been added to the image to explain the meaning of the gang symbols. Trump pounced immediately.
“That was Photoshop? Terry, you can’t do that,” Trump fired back, visibly irritated. “They’re giving you the big break of a lifetime. You know, you’re doing the interview. I picked you because — frankly, I never heard of you, but that’s okay.”
It was classic Trump — part scolding, part dismissal — but also a full-throated accusation of media bias and narrative manipulation. He didn’t stop there.
“This is why people no longer believe the news, because it’s fake news,” Trump added, using the moment to paint ABC and the broader press as untrustworthy and complicit in obscuring the truth about crime and immigration.
The issue at hand — the image — wasn’t even the central proof of Garcia’s gang affiliation. Two separate judges had already affirmed Garcia’s MS-13 connections, making the tattoos a secondary point. But the image dispute became a media flashpoint, emblematic of what Trump and his supporters argue is a chronic effort by mainstream outlets to nitpick or undermine stories damaging to progressive narratives.
BRUTAL: Trump roasts ABC ’s Terry Moran to his face for Biden coverup:
“We had a President that was grossly incompetent.”
“You knew it, I knew it. But you guys didn’t want to write it because you’re FAKE NEWS.”
“And by the way, ABC is one of the worst.” pic.twitter.com/wPTLi6niLE
— Western Lensman (@WesternLensman) April 30, 2025
Conservative commentator Becca Lower of RedState noted that “no one is saying that the exact letters are tattooed”, but the media seized on the image labeling to suggest the entire story was misleading — a misdirection, in her view, designed to “blow up the entire story over the smallest detail.”
The rest of the interview followed a familiar pattern: Trump dismantling question after question, dismissing concerns about Vladimir Putin’s trustworthiness with a jab at Moran himself:
“I don’t trust you… Look at you. You come in all shootin’ for bear. You’re so happy to do the interview. And then you start hitting me with fake questions.”
Moran could only offer a weak “thank you for the opinion,” as Trump continued to level charges against ABC and the mainstream media, accusing them of willfully ignoring President Biden’s mental decline and protecting Democrats at all costs.
“We had a president that was grossly incompetent,” Trump said of Biden. “You knew it, I knew it, and everybody knew it. But you guys didn’t want to write it because you’re fake news.”
He wasn’t finished: “And, by the way, ABC is one of the worst. I have to be honest with you.”
Trump fires back at ABC News reporter who claims he “trusts” Putin.
“I don’t trust you. Look at you, you come in shooting for bear.” pic.twitter.com/rcVWAnxVhm
— Kyle Becker (@kylenabecker) April 30, 2025
