White House Press Secretary Stephanie Grisham claimed Tuesday that President Obama's team left taunting messages in offices during the transition in January 2017. She has soon backed down from her claim following an outcry online from Obama administration officials. 

“We came into the White House, I’ll tell you something,” Grisham said, according to tweet by CNN’s Abby Phillip, “every office was filled with Obama books, and we had notes left behind that said, ‘You will fail,’ ‘You aren’t going to make it.’"

Messages from the departing officials to the new holders of the office are customary, but often encouraging words or advice are what is left. Multiple Obama administration officials were quick on Twitter to speak out against the accusation. Including former National Security Advisor Valerie Jarrett and Ambassador Susan Rice.

Following the numerous recants, Grisham wrote a statement to NBC News, where she admitted her recollection was exaggerated. Even directly mentioning the kind words that were left for her in a letter from her predecessor. 

“I certainly wasn’t implying every office had that issue,” Grisham wrote, according to NBC. “In fact, I had a lovely note left for me in the East Wing, and I tracked the woman down and thanked her. I was talking specifically about our experience in the lower press office — nowhere else. I don’t know why everyone is so sensitive!”

Making up false statements is not new for the members of the current administration, with a Washington Post analysis finding that, as of last month, the president had told 13,435 false or misleading remarks since taking office.

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