Vice President JD Vance searched the National Soccer team championship at Ohio State University for a celebration at the White House on Monday.
President Donald Trump was the host of the Buckeyes after they won the National University Football Playoffs Championship against the University of Notre Dame in January.
The Treveyon Henderson corridor and vice president JD Vance Bobble, the trophy of the National Football Playoff Championship College, when President Donald Trump welcomes the National 2025 National Soccer Champions, the Soccer team of the Ohio State University to the White House, on April 14, 2025, in Washington.
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When Vance went to collect the football -shaped trophy from a table at the end of the event, the golden, bronze and stainless steel of 24 carats almost collapsed behind him before two players caught him. The base fell to the ground to gasp from the crowd.
Vance continued to hold the trophy separately from the base.
Although the piece designed by the pentagram seemed to break, the Trophy and base They are two separate pieces so that the 26.5 -inch high trophy and 35 pounds can be raised in the air. The 12 -inch high weighs base weighs approximately 30 pounds.
Vance, a graduate from the state of Ohio, joked on his loose ball later, saying in x“I didn’t want anyone after Ohio’s state to get the trophy, so I decided to break it.”
During the celebration, Vance also reported his joke about asking Trump if he could omit the final opening ball on January 20 to attend the championship game in Atlanta.
“The president said: ‘No, but we will have it in the White House,'” said Vance.
President Donald Trump and vice president JD Vance are with the head coach of Ohio, Ryan Day, since he welcomes the National University Soccer Champions of 2025 of Ohio State University to the White House, on April 14, 2025 in Washington.
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Trump reported the key moments of the team’s season and crashed to the players.
After the comments, the team’s captains introduced Trump a shirt with “Trump 47” written on the back as a band played “We Are The Champions” by Queen.
Molly Nagle of ABC News contributed to this report.
