NEW: Astronaut says Elon Musk is “absolutely factual” after a WaPo reporter asked him about how Musk said his rescue efforts were denied for political reasons.

Musk was condemned by the media for making the comment but it appears the astronauts agree.

Reporter: “Elon Musk has said that he made the offer to bring you guys back earlier and that it was denied. My first question is, is that true?”

Barry Wilmore: “I can only say that Mr. Musk, what he says is absolutely factual…”

The astronauts were only supposed to be in space for 8 days. They have been there for 9 months.

Musk had offered to retrieve them on his SpaceX capsule after the Boeing one started having problems. He was denied by the Biden admin.

During his recent episode with Joe Rogan, Musk said the Biden admin denied his request for political reasons because they didn’t want to hurt Kamala’s campaign.