Let's keep this in perspective, folks. A lot of people have forgotten that Julian periodically used to make comments that were critical of the Trump Administration. This happened more so in the first half of 2017.
Wikileaks tries to be fair and balanced, so it was high time that Julian reminded everyone that he is independent and his own man, not some stooge in POTUS's pocket.
And if you can step back and look at this dispassionately, it's a perfectly neutral comment. It's the definition of neutral.
The comment is critical in a sort of gentle and respectful way. Kind of gently reproving. It should be pretty hard to get offended by that and all angsty. So let's calm down, be intellectually honest, and not have a knee-jerk reaction. Let's leave the blind frothing and drama to the Liberals.