‘If they rise, they rise’: Trump on rising gas prices amid Iran operation

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday he was not concerned about rising US gas prices driven by the widening Iran conflict, telling Reuters ​in an interview that the US military operation was his priority.

“I don’t have any concern about it,” he said, when asked about the higher prices at ‌the pump. “They’ll drop very rapidly when this is over, and if they rise, they rise, but this is far more important than having gasoline prices go up a little bit.”

Despite Trump’s public efforts to play down the price rises, White House Chief ⁠of Staff Susie Wiles and Energy Secretary Chris Wright have both engaged with oil CEOs to gauge possible options on combating rising energy prices, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said ​on Thursday.