US Vice President JD Vance accidentally fumbled the Ohio State football team’s national championship trophy on Monday during the team’s visit to the White House. A video, widely shared on the internet, showed the moment Buckeye coach Ryan Day and Vance tried to hoist the trophy aloft, soon after President Donald Trump’s laudatory speeches. However, Vance appeared to have not counted on the trophy’s golden top being designed to separate from its black base. As he held the trophy, the vice president lost his grip on the two pieces. OSU running back TreVeyon Henderson, standing behind Vance, grabbed the football-shaped top of the trophy. But the base fell to the ground, forcing Vance to grasp around as it rolled a short distance. Henderson and Day helped Vance reassemble the trophy, and the vice president later held just the top, cradling it in his arms while the players around him chuckled. The same video was reshared by Vance on his official X handle, captioning, “I didn’t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it.” I didn’t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it https://t.co/rS3Vw3BdO6 — JD Vance (@JDVance) April 14, 2025 Trump credited the Ohio State team with winning the 2024 college football championship despite “adversity”, including the team’s upset loss to unranked Michigan 13-10 at home in November, the Associated Press reported. Trump said he hesitated to mention OSU’s fourth consecutive defeat to “the team up north — we won’t talk about it.” Before fumbling the trophy, Vance also used part of his speech to mention the Buckeyes’ biggest rival — singling out an audience member in a Michigan hat.