The issue focused on the building of a road in Trump's land, said White House spokesman Sean Spicer.

"We were told that we had to get out of there by 6:00 p.m. or they would start shooting," he said. "But it was just all over the place. It was very chaotic. We're not going to make any statement about it."

As some cars left the area, others began driving through the street and then several local news cameras followed as people ran