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Dan Schneider, executive director of the American Conservative Union, told attendees at the 2017 Conservative Political Action Conference on Feb. 23 that members of the alt-right are "anti-Semites, they are racists, they are sexists." (The Washington Post)

Richard Spencer, a founder of the alt-right movement that seeks a whites-only state and that strongly backed Donald Trump for president, was expelled from theConservative Political Action Conference after being criticized from its main stage, then giving interviews to a growing crowd of reporters.

People want to talk to me, Spencer told NBC News from outside the Gaylord National Harbor complex. They dont want to talk to these boring conservatives. They want to learn about ideas whose time has come, not whose time has passed.

Spencer, who has frequently attended CPAC without incident, became a minor media sensation during and after the 2016 election. One of the first speeches at this years conference challenged the media to stop referring to the alt-right as conservative.

There is a sinister organization that is trying to worm its way into our ranks, said Dan Schneider, the executive director of the American Conservative Union, which runs CPAC. We must not be deceived by [a] hateful,left-wing fascist group.

Over a few confusing minutes, Schneider argued that the alt-right was philosophically left-wing because it departed fromhis definition of conservatism, in which the individual is sovereign.

They hate the Constitution. They hate free markets. They hate pluralism, Schneider said. Fascists tend to want big government control.

The argument wasnt unique in Liberal Fascism, the National Review columnist Jonah Goldberg drew a zigging line from the fascism of the 1930s to the welfare state liberalism of the Clinton/Obama era. But it made little impact in the conferences main ballroom, and a few listeners walked out.

Richard Spencer, a self-proclaimed white nationalist, was asked to leave the Conservative Political Action Conference. (The Washington Post)

One of the walkouts came from Spencer himself, who attracted such a large crowd of reporters that security staff asked him to move away from the entrance, which was rapidly being blocked. More and more cameras and recorders were shoved toward Spencer as he reminded reporters that the self-appointed guardians of conservatism had trusted Trump long after the alt-right had.

Donald Trump isnt a conservative thats what they were saying a year ago, said Spencer.

As the throng of reporters moved, Spencer was stopped by JP Sheehan, a CPAC attendee wearing a black-and-gold Make America Great Again baseball cap.

Praise kek! said Sheehan, posing for a selfie with Spencer and repeating a meme that had been adopted by the alt-right. Hes the coolest guy.

The growing crowd attracted more nervous attention from security, and after a few more minutes, they arrived to expel Spencer.

Im not welcome on the property? Spencer asked.

Im not going to debate this, said the guard. This is private property. They want you off the property.

After Spencer asked if he could stay if he would simply stay out of trouble, he said a hashtag Free Spencer into the cameras, and posed for another photo as he was taken outside.

Spencer, who became somewhat infamous after leading a cry of hail Trump, hail victory, hail our people at an NPI conference, was gone. But nationalist themes remained in the mix all day. When White House strategist Stephen K. Bannon took the stage, he joked that Breitbart News, where he had been CEO, used to hold forums with controversial speakers, under the title The Uninvited.

Everybodys a part of our conservative family, said the ACUs Matt Schlapp.

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Alt-right leader expelled from CPAC after organizer denounces 'left-wing fascist group' - Washington Post