Two American astronauts on the ISS, Barry Wilmore and Suni Williams, reject claims of abandonment, emphasizing their preparation and commitment as they await a SpaceX return in March.

NASA astronauts, speaking from space, debunked President Donald Trump’s claims that they had been left behind. Sunita Williams said she and fellow astronaut Butch Wilmore were not stranded on the International Space Station despite comments Trump made last month that they were “virtually abandoned” by former President Joe Biden and needed saving.

NASA’s Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been in space since June, are correcting the narrative after Donald Trump claimed the Biden administration left the pair stranded in space. Williams and Wilmore boarded the Boeing Starliner last year in what was supposed to be a week-long roundtrip test flight.