The White House was called a joke by the laudatory reviews of Trump about WikiLeaks

Chris talks to @PressSec about Julian Assange and Wikileaks # FNSpic.twitter.com / I22ZFWz7gK

“It is obvious that the president was joking during the campaign in 2016, but we, of course, take it seriously. In fact, our administration is the only ones who took action on this matter. Let's not forget that the reason Julian Assange attracted attention was what he did with Chelsea Manning, ”said Sanders.

During speeches to voters in 2016, Trump noted that he “loves WikiLeaks” and also called the portal a treasure, but commenting on the detention of the founder of the organization, Julian Assange, said he “knows nothing about WikiLeaks”.

US authorities accuse Assange of conspiring to hack into Pentagon’s computers to gain access to classified information.

On April 11, Julian Assange was detained at the Ecuadorian embassy in London at the request of the United States for his extradition. By decision of the court, the former editor of WikiLeaks was left in custody.