Vice President JD Vance, an Ohio State University alumnus, Buckeyes The White House soccer team on Monday to celebrate the team’s national championship.
However, he needed those Buckeyes to help him a bit after he almost groped their big gold trophies on the White House lawns.
After the President Donald TrumpVance and head coach Ryan Day have spoken and photographed several words about the Buckeyes’ achievements during this past college football season, and the Vice President got the opportunity to wind up the College Football Playoff National Title Trophy.
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Vice President JD Vance will host the College Football National Championship Trophy as he and US President Donald Trump welcome the 2025 College Football National Championship from Ohio State University to the White House at a ceremony on the South Lawn in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 2025. Ohio State won the national championship by beating Notre Dame with a 34-23 score in the National Championship Game. (Get McNamee/Getty Images)
However, Vance had no realised that the black base was almost in the position of the gold container, and when he went to lift the whole it almost fell from his hand.
Fortunately, Vance thanked head coach Ryan Day and Starr for their help running through Trevion Henderson.
Vance removed the trophy from the stands and felt much more comfortable as the photos continued on the White House lawn.
The vice president joked with X after seeing him go viral.
“I didn’t want to get the trophy after Ohio, so I decided to break it,” he wrote.
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Apart from having the trophy, the Buckeyes have made the number 47 on their back a custom Buckeyes football jersey in tribute to Trump and his president.
Vance said he is “very proud” to be an Ohio State graduate on this day. US Senator Ted Cruzthe Vice President says he has to pay by bet.
Vice President JD Vance will host the College Football National Championship Trophy as he and US President Donald Trump welcome the 2025 College Football National Championship from Ohio State University to the White House at a ceremony on the South Lawn in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 2025. Ohio State won the national championship by beating Notre Dame with a 34-23 score in the National Championship Game. (Get McNamee/Getty Images)
“I want to say a few words about this team because it really helped make this really incredible year even better for this extremely proud Ohio alumni,” Vance began. “First of all, I bet with Ted Cruz in the Texas game. He’s not rewarded yet. Ted Cruz, if you’re watching on TV, I don’t like to lose bets, but I don’t want to lose bets.
Vance also confirmed to Trump that the Buckeyes want to face Notre Dame Fighting Ireland at the national championships, but that landed on January 20th, the day Trump took office as the 47th president.
“Secondly, I asked the president on January 20th, “Do you think it’s okay to skip that last first ball to go to the Ohio State Championship Game?” The president said, “No, but we’ll take them to the White House.” So here we are celebrating their national titles,” Vance said with a laugh.
“You were resilient. You were tough. You represented Ohio well. You represented the whole country well.”
Trump praised the Buckeyes for fighting 12 playoffs, particularly after a tough defeat to Oregon’s Duck and Michigan’s Wolverine.
Vice President JD Vance will host the College Football National Championship Trophy as he and US President Donald Trump welcome the 2025 College Football National Championship from Ohio State University to the White House at a ceremony on the South Lawn in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 2025. Ohio State won the national championship by beating Notre Dame with a 34-23 score in the National Championship Game. (Get McNamee/Getty Images)
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Vance pointed out that someone was wearing a Michigan hat at a ceremony at the White House and jokingly said he was going to tell the Secret Service that the person had a “dangerous weapon.”
The Buckeyes defeated Fighting Ireland 34-23 in the national title game, which was concluded by a beautiful deep pass from Wil Howard to Jeremiah Smith in the second half of the fourth quarter.
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