VP Vance Nearly Drops Football National Championship Trophy At White House During Ohio Team’s Visit — WATCH

<p>United States Vice President JD Vance almost dropped the national championship trophy towards the end of the Ohio State football team’s visit to the White House on Monday.</p>
<p>Following commendatory speeches by President Donald Trump, Buckeye coach Ryan Day, and Vance on the South Lawn, the vice president&mdash;an Ohio State alumnus attempted to lift the trophy in celebration.</p>
<p>However, he didn&rsquo;t realise that the golden top of the trophy and its black base were separate. After some struggle, the vice president lost his grip on the two-part trophy. Ohio State University running back TreVeyon Henderson, who was standing behind Vance, quickly grabbed the football-shaped top.</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>The CFP National Championship Trophy falls apart as VP JD Vance tries to hold it aloft at the White House. <a href=”https://t.co/XYmZRnCsK0″>pic.twitter.com/XYmZRnCsK0</a></p>
&mdash; Philip Melanchthon Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) <a href=”https://twitter.com/PhilipWegmann/status/1911869267164930395?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>However, the base slipped and fell to the ground, prompting Vance to scramble after it as it rolled a short distance away. Some of the players around the vice president winced.</p>
<p>According to a report by the Associated Press (AP), as the United States Marine Corps Band played &ldquo;We Are the Champions&rdquo; during the ceremony, it had to contend with audible gasps from the players and crowd reacting to the mishap with the trophy.</p>
<p>Henderson and Day helped Vance reassemble the trophy, and the vice president later held just the top, cradling it in his arms.</p>
<p>As the video went viral on the internet, the vice president tried to explain away the gaffe: &ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it,&rdquo; he wrote on X.</p>
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<p dir=”ltr” lang=”en”>I didn&rsquo;t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it <a href=”https://t.co/rS3Vw3BdO6″>https://t.co/rS3Vw3BdO6</a></p>
&mdash; JD Vance (@JDVance) <a href=”https://twitter.com/JDVance/status/1911877790388871537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 14, 2025</a></blockquote>
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<p>Before the trophy slip-up, Vance used part of his speech to reference the Buckeyes&rsquo; biggest rival, even calling out an audience member wearing a Michigan hat. &ldquo;I don&rsquo;t know who let the guy over in the corner here, in a Michigan hat, into this celebration,&rdquo; Vance said.</p>
<p>&ldquo;But I&rsquo;m about to tell the Secret Service, &lsquo;You&rsquo;ve got a dangerous weapon, sir.&rsquo;&rdquo;</p>