the call. During the call, Sergant and the White House Deputy Director of Public Engagement Buffy Wicks asked the artists on the call to make art about health care reform, a topic being debated nationally at the time due to President Obama's proposed legislation later known as ObamaCare. On August 25, 2009, Sergant's former employer Patrick Courrielche blogged about the call, calling it "a gross overreach of the National Endowment for the Arts." This initial report included excerpts from the call, which was eventually published by the Wall Street Journal, alleging that the NEA was attempting to use its influence to have artists create work in support of the Obama Administration's domestic policy. On August 27, The Washington Times reported that Sergant stated that the NEA did not organize the call or invite attendees. Courrielche produced an invitation sent by Sergant, which contradicted the communications director's claim. Sergant was eventually reassigned to the title of New Media and Special Projects Advisor. Courrielche released the full audio and transcript of the call on September 21, 2009. Reacting to the full transcript, arts journalist Ben Davis, of ArtNet, argued that the full text exonerated Sergant, and called the attack "politically motivated and built on mostly fabricated information". While arguing that Courrielche "misconstrued the purpose of the call", the White House nonetheless stated, "We regret any comments on the call that may have been misunderstood or troubled other participants," and issued new guidelines to help staffers avoid any appearance of impropriety. At least one government organization called the conference call "inappropriate" and stated that "It's not what the NEA was created for, it's not supposed to be helping the president's agenda; that's not the point." Chairman Landesman issued a statement stating that the call was not a means to promote any legislative agenda but rather to inform members of the arts community of an opportunity to become involved in volunteerism through the United We Serve program, but added, "Some of the language used by the former NEA Director of Communications was, unfortunately, not appropriate and did not reflect the position of the NEA. This employee has been relieved of his duties as director of communications." On September 24, 2009, the NEA announced that "effective immediately", Sergant had resigned from the organization. Sergant later stated "They trapped me." Producing art exhibits and events He opened Task Force, a creative agency that services clientele focused