Vice President JD Vance fumbled a football trophy on Monday and couldn’t catch a break on social media, either.
The Ohio State University Buckeyes won the College Football Playoff National Championship in January. On Monday, team members visited the White House to meet President Donald Trump and Vance, an alum of the school.
At one point, Vance attempted to hold up the trophy — only to have it come apart.
Luckily, the trophy has two large pieces and wasn’t permanently broken.
Still, the fact that “We Are The Champions” was playing in the background as Vance fumbled the trophy added to the hilarity, leading CNN’s Boris Sanchez to predict, “I’m sure this will wind up getting memed online.”
After the incident, Vance joked on X that he fumbled the trophy on purpose:
“I didn’t want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it,” he wrote.
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
Regardless, people still enjoyed mocking the vice president’s butterfingers.
JD Stand for … ‘Just Drop’It Vance🤣🤩🏆😁🙏🏼🇺🇸
— Kimberly, Advocate & Ability Enabler =) (@AbilityEnabler) April 14, 2025
The video encapsulates everything that is JD Vance. pic.twitter.com/4XZ9WH6kWA
— Dawn Young-McDaniel (@justdawn_) April 14, 2025
They handed him a symbol of teamwork and achievement and he broke it. Sounds about right.
— Nikos Unity (@nikosunity) April 14, 2025
Not his last fumble. That’s for sure.
— Alvie Stoddard (@alvierado) April 14, 2025
After than JD Vance trophy fumble today the Eagles definitely need to go on ahead and cancel that White House visit
— Jordy Lamb (@JordyLamb) April 14, 2025
YIKES: The College Football Playoff National Championship trophy completely falls apart as JD Vance picks it up. A metaphor for this disastrous administration. (via @PhilipWegmann) pic.twitter.com/dX5ARw4sLy
— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) April 14, 2025
So he’s about as qualified to be a running back as he is V.P.
‘This will get memed’: CNN host pokes fun as Vance fumbles championship trophy https://t.co/yFJBXYXmER
— Nick Anderson/Political Cartoonist (@Nick_Anderson_) April 14, 2025
JD Vance drops the national title trophy. In the words of the immortal Keith Jackson, “FUMBLE, OH BOY.” pic.twitter.com/r5EBDQCE8t
— Clay Travis (@ClayTravis) April 14, 2025
Too bad JD Vance can’t hold a fucking trophy.
— Cork Off! (@CorkYou) April 14, 2025