J.D. Vance drops Ohio State national championship trophy during  Buckeyes White House visit

The Ohio State Buckeyes visited the White House to celebrate its 2025 national championship on Monday. One moment stood out front the rest while the team posed with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance for photos, however.

The vice president went to pick up the trophy — and nearly dropped it. Vance appeared to mistakenly believe the mount the trophy was placed on was a part of the trophy itself. In. turn, a memorable blooper ensued. You catch the moment below:

NEW: Vice President JD Vance dropped Ohio State's National Championship Trophy during the Buckeyes' visit to the White House💀pic.twitter.com/GweMwc7WXS

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While the trophy itself did not fall to the ground, as there were a couple of Ohio State football players in the vicinity ready to catch it, the stand took a tumble. They were able to adjust and take the photos without a hitch.

Despite what could have been an embarassing moment for the vice president, Monday was a day of celebration for him as well. Vance, an Ohio native, completed his undergraduate studies at Ohio State before seeking higher education at Yale.

Vance has since commented on the situation, providing a light-hearted response. “I didn’t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it,” he wrote on X.

As is customary, President Trump was given a jersey with the No. 47 on it. Trump took to the microphone and spoke to those in attendance about the accomplishments this year’s Buckeyes bunch was able to achieve. Afterward, Ohio State head coach Ryan Day took to the podium to speak on behalf of his team.

“Mr. President, Mr. Vice President and other distinguished guests, on behalf of The Ohio State University and the department of athletics, thank you for inviting the national championship Ohio State Buckeyes to the White House this afternoon,” Day said, via Letterman Row. “We are honored and humbled to be here celebrating with you our ninth national championship in our great university’s history. To be here surrounded by our players, staff and university leadership is a moment we’ll never forget. Traveling to D.C. was the easy part. Earning the right to be here was the hard one.

This team made history by winning the most difficult series of games in the history of college football, defeating No. 7 Tennessee, No. 1 Oregon in the Rose Bowl, No. 3 Texas in the Cotton Bowl and No. 5 Notre Dame in the national championship back-to-back-to-back-to-back. No team has ever done that. No team has ever done that. Through discipline and execution, this team dominated, finished the mission and left no doubt. It all started with a group of fourth and fifth-year seniors. They chose each other. They chose Ohio State. They built and lived a culture of toughness, brotherhood and love.”