Nathan Howard / REUTERS The president isn’t bothered by the at-home consequences of his new war. President Donald Trump, 79, has shrugged off concerns over spiking gas prices , saying Thursday, “If they rise, they rise.” Patrick De Haan, head of petroleum analysis at Gas Buddy, says prices will indeed rise. He expects gas could soon reach a nationwide average of $3.55 per gallon—a far cry from the few sub-$2-per-gallon stations Trump touted during his State of the Union address last week. Read more at The Daily Beast.