In a moment straight out of a political blooper reel, Vice President JD Vance became an unexpected viral sensation—and not for any policy announcement. While hosting Ohio State University at the White House to celebrate their National Championship Football victory, Vance managed to turn the event into what the internet has dubbed a “fumble heard 'round the web.”
As cameras rolled and Trump stood nearby posing with a football helmet, Vance enthusiastically lifted the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship trophy—only to watch it dramatically split in two, the base slipping out of his grip and crashing toward the floor. Fortunately, a quick-handed bystander caught the upper half mid-air, saving the trophy from complete disaster. Still, the mishap left a mixture of gasps and chuckles echoing through the room—and Twitter in stitches.
Social media exploded within minutes of the clip going live. One video, shared by White House correspondent Philip Melanchthon Wegmann, quickly picked up steam. Wegmann clarified the trophy is made in New York and is intentionally in two separate pieces: the cup and its base. The idea? Only the top part should be hoisted in celebration.
But that didn’t stop the internet from doing what it does best—roasting the moment like a Super Bowl halftime act. “The best part is watching them all laugh at him!” one user wrote. Another chimed in with political snark: “Could be worse, like our democracy, our economy and our future falling apart… oh wait.”
And then came the metaphors: “That trophy is a metaphor for the US economy,” quipped another user amid tariff turmoil, earning retweets and laughs in equal measure.
Vance Responds with Humor—Kind Of
Unwilling to let the moment pass without comment, Vance tweeted a response, poking fun at his own blunder. Sharing the video, he wrote: “I didn’t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it.”
Cue more trolling.
“Nice try, Boss Baby. If you knew anything about CFP you would have known the base is detachable,” retorted one user. Another scolded him with a virtual eyebrow raise: “You think that’s funny?”
Still, the incident offered a rare moment of bipartisan joy—unintentional comedy, human error, and a trophy in two parts uniting the internet for a collective chuckle.
As cameras rolled and Trump stood nearby posing with a football helmet, Vance enthusiastically lifted the College Football Playoff (CFP) National Championship trophy—only to watch it dramatically split in two, the base slipping out of his grip and crashing toward the floor. Fortunately, a quick-handed bystander caught the upper half mid-air, saving the trophy from complete disaster. Still, the mishap left a mixture of gasps and chuckles echoing through the room—and Twitter in stitches.
Trophy Trouble Goes ViralThe CFP National Championship Trophy falls apart as VP JD Vance tries to hold it aloft at the White House. pic.twitter.com/XYmZRnCsK0
— Philip Melanchthon Wegmann (@PhilipWegmann) April 14, 2025
Social media exploded within minutes of the clip going live. One video, shared by White House correspondent Philip Melanchthon Wegmann, quickly picked up steam. Wegmann clarified the trophy is made in New York and is intentionally in two separate pieces: the cup and its base. The idea? Only the top part should be hoisted in celebration.
But that didn’t stop the internet from doing what it does best—roasting the moment like a Super Bowl halftime act. “The best part is watching them all laugh at him!” one user wrote. Another chimed in with political snark: “Could be worse, like our democracy, our economy and our future falling apart… oh wait.”
And then came the metaphors: “That trophy is a metaphor for the US economy,” quipped another user amid tariff turmoil, earning retweets and laughs in equal measure.
Vance Responds with Humor—Kind Of
Unwilling to let the moment pass without comment, Vance tweeted a response, poking fun at his own blunder. Sharing the video, he wrote: “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
Cue more trolling.
“Nice try, Boss Baby. If you knew anything about CFP you would have known the base is detachable,” retorted one user. Another scolded him with a virtual eyebrow raise: “You think that’s funny?”
Still, the incident offered a rare moment of bipartisan joy—unintentional comedy, human error, and a trophy in two parts uniting the internet for a collective chuckle.
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