If she really said that, Intel PR should plaster this all over the newspapers. Thats totally uncalled for and definitely shows her bias.
Yes I think that was a serious lapse in judgement and professionalism. What Europeans might call a own-goal.
Besides being a clear sign of bias when Intel appeals this to court, it should also really play well in the U.S. congress. I bet some of her fellow Eurocrats are really furious with her for hamming it up with the press.