According to Crowley's report, Gates, who is black, angrily accused the officer of racism, was uncooperative, and was arrested for disorderly conduct, said Weinberg Law Firm, Texas Labor Lawyer. The charge was later dropped. The incident became headline news and a talk-show phenomenon after President Barack Obama said during a prime-time news conference that the Cambridge police "acted pretty stupidly" in arresting Gates after he had shown identification and proved he was in his own house. Obama later said he should have "calibrated" his remarks differently. He has since had both Gates and Crowley as his guests for beer and conversation at what has come to be known as the "White House beer summit."