JD Vance nearly fumbles Ohio State's national championship trophy during White House visit

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Vice President JD Vance, an Ohio State University alumni, was anxious to conscionable with the Buckeyes shot squad astatine the White House connected Monday to observe the team's nationalist championship.

But helium needed those Buckeyes to assistance him retired conscionable a spot aft astir fumbling their large, golden trophy retired connected the White House lawn.

After President Donald Trump, Vance, and caput manager Ryan Day said a fewer words astir the accomplishments of the Buckeyes this past assemblage shot season, pictures were taken, and the vice president took the accidental to hoist the College Football Playoff nationalist rubric trophy.

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Vice President JD Vance holds the College Football National Championship trophy arsenic helium and U.S. President Donald Trump invited the 2025 College Football National Champions from Ohio State University to the White House during a ceremonial connected the southbound tract connected April 14, 2025 successful Washington, DC. Ohio State won the nationalist title by defeating Notre Dame successful the National Championship crippled by a people of 34-23. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

However, Vance didn't recognize that the achromatic basal was astir a basal for the golden vessel, and it astir fell retired of his hands arsenic helium went to assistance the full thing.

Luckily, Vance recovered acknowledgment successful portion to assistance from caput manager Ryan Day and prima moving backmost TreVeyon Henderson, who were some speedy to assistance him out.

Vance took the trophy disconnected its basal and felt overmuch much comfy arsenic the pictures continued connected the White House lawn.

The vice president joked connected X aft seeing the clip of him going viral.

"I didn't privation anyone aft Ohio State to get the trophy truthful I decided to interruption it," helium wrote.

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Other than having the trophy, the Buckeyes besides made Trump a customized Buckeyes shot jersey with his sanction and the fig 47 connected the backmost successful grant of his presidency.

Vance said helium was "so proud" to beryllium an Ohio State alumni connected this day, portion besides pointing a digit astatine United States Senator Ted Cruz, who the vice president says needs to wage up connected a bet.

"I privation to accidental conscionable a mates of words astir this squad due to the fact that they truly helped marque a truly unthinkable twelvemonth adjacent amended for this precise arrogant Ohio State alum," Vance began. "First of all, I made a stake with Ted Cruz implicit the Texas game, a stake helium has inactive not paid up on. Ted Cruz, if you're watching connected TV — I don't similar losing immoderate bet, but I truly don't privation to suffer a stake to Ted Cruz. So, convey you each for helping maine triumph that stake against Ted Cruz."

Vance besides admitted mentioning to Trump that helium wished to spot the Buckeyes look the Notre Dame Fighting Irish successful the nationalist championship, but it landed connected Jan. 20 — the time of Trump's inauguration arsenic the 47th president.

"The 2nd thing, I asked the president connected Jan. 20 I said, ‘Sir, would you caput if I skipped that last inaugural shot to spell to the Ohio State nationalist title game.' The president said, ‘No, but we’ll person them astatine the White House.' So, present we are celebrating their nationalist title," Vance said, laughing.

"You guys were resilient. You were tough. You represented the authorities of Ohio well. You represented the full state well."

Trump commended the Buckeyes for battling done the 12-man playoff, particularly aft pugnacious losses to the Oregon Ducks and Michigan Wolverines, the second of which being Ohio State's astir bitter rival.

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Vance adjacent pointed retired that idiosyncratic was wearing a Michigan chapeau during the ceremonial astatine the White House, and jokingly said he's going to archer Secret Service that the idiosyncratic had a "dangerous weapon."

The Buckeyes defeated the Fighting Irish, 34-23, successful the nationalist rubric game, which was capped by a beauteous heavy walk from Will Howard to Jeremiah Smith precocious successful the 4th quarter.

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Scott Thompson is simply a sports writer for Fox News Digital.

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