trump's tweet about assange creating upheaval in trump eeps own party. >> i think the guy is a sick vent for russia. he leaks and steals data and compromises national security. >> for heaven's sakes, don't listen to him. listen to the american intelligence community who are patriots. >> assange is not a good guy, not an ally or friend to the united states of america. >> reporter: trump did not feel the same way about assange back in 2010 when his website released thousands of classified military documents. >> you think it's disgraceful. >> there should be a death penalty. >> the president-elect's twitter criticism has many on edge, one official saying we're heading into this different era where it's hostile. trump's team defended his continued conspiratorial tone. >> i think given some of the intelligence failures of recent years, the president-elect has made it clear to the american people that he's skeptical about