Vice President J.D. Vance seems to have fumbled an important prize at the White House.
Vance, 40, dropped the College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy when attempting to hand it off to Ohio State University Buckeyes running back TreVeyon Henderson at the end of the ceremony at the White House South Lawn on Monday, April 14.
The trophy weighs 35 pounds, per USA Today. It split at the base, which Vance gripped while Henderson held the tall golden football.
The team won the title with a 34-23 win over Notre Dame in January. Vance was born in Ohio and earned his bachelor’s degree from Ohio State. He represented Ohio in the Senate before becoming vice president.
The trophy was crafted by American fine art foundry UAP Polich Tallix, and stands at 26.5 inches tall. It is made of gold, bronze and stainless steel, USA Today reports.
Prior to the fumble, both Vance and President Trump congratulated the team on their win. Vance previously served two years as a U.S. senator representing Ohio.
“I’m proud of you guys. You guys were resilient. You were tough. You represented the state of Ohio well. You represented the whole country well,” Vance said at the ceremony. Vance then held up the remaining half of the trophy for photos with the team.
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Vance appeared to spot a person wearing a University of Michigan hat, Ohio State’s longtime rival university. “I don’t know who let the guy over in the corner here in a Michigan hat into this celebration. But I’m about to tell the Secret Service you’ve got a dangerous weapon,” Vance said.
After a video of the incident went viral, Vance addressed it on X, writing, “I didn’t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it.”
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