JD Vance mocked as he fumbles giant championship trophy at White House celebration
JD Vance once again became the subject of online mockery after dropping an enormous college football trophy at a White House presentation.
As Donald Trump and the entire Ohio State team looked on, the vice president attempted to lift the College Football Playoff National Championship Trophy, which promptly broke in two.
Onlookers gasped loudly as Vance scrambled to retrieve the base of the 35-pound trophy from the floor and put it back together. Several of the players could be seen smirking in the background.
With help from star Ohio State running back TreVeyon Henderson, Vance held the trophy aloft again, this time carefully holding it from the base.
Social media users were quick to react to the VP's latest gaff, with one many remarking that the incident was 'a perfect metaphor for the Trump administration.'
'Sometimes the metaphor is a bit too on-the-nose,' added another.
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
Another user joked: 'Ohio State's College Football National Trophy knows that JD Vance's soul isn't worthy, and thus, he's unable to lift the trophy without breaking it.'
'Can JD Vance be a bigger loser?,' added another.
Others noted the cartoonish nature of the latest gaffe, with a user commenting: 'Guy's begging for a piano to be shoddily hoisted into the air above him on the flimsiest rope you've ever seen.'
Vance himself tried to jump on the teasing bandwagon, later posting from his official VPOTUS account: 'I didn't want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it.'
Other users circled back to other memes of the vice president that started to be spread following the Oval Office blow-up between Vance, President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
You should thank me for putting the trophy back together! https://t.co/dzpyb2DWJw pic.twitter.com/xrnaZYi28j
— Mark R. Yzaguirre (@markyzaguirre) April 14, 2025
The conversation in front of the White House press corps turned into a shouting match as Vance asked Zelensky, 'Have you said thank you once?' Afterwards, users depicted Vance, among other things, as a round-faced baby.
'Has JD Vance thanked the trophy once?' wrote one user, following Monday's gaffe.
With an accompanying image of a baby-faced Vance in the Oval Office, another added: 'You should thank me for putting the trophy back together!'
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Yahoo
an hour ago
- Yahoo
JD Vance says the Fed is committing 'monetary malpractice,' joining Trump in bashing the central bank
JD Vance is joining Trump in putting pressure on the Fed to cut interest rates. The vice president said that the Fed's refusal to cut rates was "monetary malpractice." The central bank has said it's monitoring the impact of tariffs on inflation. JD Vance is taking a page out of the president's playbook. The Vice President took a shot at the Federal Reserve on Wednesday, suggesting that the Fed should cut interest rates in a post on X. The comments came shortly after markets took in the latest inflation data. Core inflation—a measure of price growth that excludes volatile food and energy prices—rose 0.1% in May, while annual headline inflation was 2.4%. The readings were cooler than economists were expecting. "The president has been saying this for a while, but it's even more clear: the refusal by the Fed to cut rates is monetary malpractice," Vance wrote in a post on X on Wednesday. Vance was echoing the sentiment frequently voiced by President Donald Trump, who has hounded the central bank all year to slash interest rates. Trump, who has promised to lower borrowing costs for Americans, kicked off his second term by saying he would demand interest rates "drop immediately" when speaking at the World Economic Forum in January. He's gone on the bash Fed Chair Jerome Powell multiple times this year, calling the central bank chief a "fool," a "major loser," and "Too Late" in a slew of posts on Truth Social. He also suggested he could fire the Fed Chair, before walking back those comments in April after backlash from markets. The Fed, though, has signaled that it's comfortable keeping interest rates unchanged as it assesses the impact of tariffs on inflation. Tariffs could raise prices for consumers, and elevated interest rates can help keep a lid on price increases. While that's yet to be seen in the official inflation data, some expect the impact to show up in prices later this year. In prepared remarks after the Fed's May policy meeting, Powell said the central bank believed the risk of higher inflation had risen, in part due to Trump's tariffs. "If the large increases in tariffs that have been announced are sustained, they are likely to generate a rise in inflation, a slowdown in economic growth, and an increase in unemployment," Powell said at a press conference, adding that the inflationary impact of tariffs could either be short-lived or "more persistent." Read the original article on Business Insider Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
2 hours ago
Vance made a brief trip to Montana to speak to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, AP says
WASHINGTON -- Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday made a brief trip to Montana, where he spoke to media mogul Rupert Murdoch; his son Lachlan Murdoch, the head of Fox News and News Corp.; and a group of other Fox News executives, according to two people familiar with the trip. Vance met with the group at the Murdoch family ranch in southwest Montana near Dillon, according to the people. They confirmed the visit to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about it. It's not clear why the vice president addressed the group or what they spoke about. A spokesperson for Fox News Channel did not respond to a message seeking comment. The vice president's office does not release a schedule for Vance and did not offer advance notice of the trip, so the surprise arrival of Air Force Two in Butte, Montana, set off local speculation as his motorcade was seen driving away. The Murdoch ranch near Dillon is roughly 70 miles (110 kilometers) south of Butte. The ranch, which Murdoch purchased in 2021, is spread across two valleys and a mountain range and has some 12,000 cattle. It sits near Yellowstone National Park along the Montana-Idaho border. According to flight restrictions issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, the vice presidential aircraft was only on the ground for a matter of hours. Vance was scheduled to have lunch with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, according to the president's publicly released schedule, meaning the vice president presumably returned to Washington shortly after meeting the Murdochs 2,200 miles (3,500 kilometers) away on Tuesday night. Rupert Murdoch and his media organization have long been friendly with Republicans and have, for the most part, had a friendly relationship with Trump. He appeared at Trump's inauguration and was spotted earlier this year in the Oval Office. Rupert Murdoch, 94, stepped down as the head of Fox News and News Corp. in 2023 and handed control over to son Lachlan. Montana state Auditor James Brown told the Montana Talks radio show that he helped Vance's staff arrange the trip. Brown, who did not respond to a message Wednesday from the AP, said he met the vice president when Vance landed at the airport and then helped escort Vance's entourage on an hourlong drive by driving second lady Usha Vance's staff.
Yahoo
2 hours ago
- Yahoo
Vance made a brief trip to Montana to speak to Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday made a brief trip to Montana, where he spoke to media mogul Rupert Murdoch; his son Lachlan Murdoch, the head of Fox News and News Corp.; and a group of other Fox News executives, according to two people familiar with the trip. Vance met with the group at the Murdoch family ranch in southwest Montana near Dillon, according to the people. They confirmed the visit to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about it. It's not clear why the vice president addressed the group or what they spoke about. A spokesperson for Fox News Channel did not respond to a message seeking comment. The vice president's office does not release a schedule for Vance and did not offer advance notice of the trip, so the surprise arrival of Air Force Two in Butte, Montana, set off local speculation as his motorcade was seen driving away. The Murdoch ranch near Dillon is roughly 70 miles (110 kilometers) south of Butte. The ranch, which Murdoch purchased in 2021, is spread across two valleys and a mountain range and has some 12,000 cattle. It sits near Yellowstone National Park along the Montana-Idaho border. According to flight restrictions issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, the vice presidential aircraft was only on the ground for a matter of hours. Vance was scheduled to have lunch with President Donald Trump on Wednesday, according to the president's publicly released schedule, meaning the vice president presumably returned to Washington shortly after meeting the Murdochs 2,200 miles (3,500 kilometers) away on Tuesday night. Rupert Murdoch and his media organization have long been friendly with Republicans and have, for the most part, had a friendly relationship with Trump. He appeared at Trump's inauguration and was spotted earlier this year in the Oval Office. Rupert Murdoch, 94, stepped down as the head of Fox News and News Corp. in 2023 and handed control over to son Lachlan. Montana state Auditor James Brown told the Montana Talks radio show that he helped Vance's staff arrange the trip. Brown, who did not respond to a message Wednesday from the AP, said he met the vice president when Vance landed at the airport and then helped escort Vance's entourage on an hourlong drive by driving second lady Usha Vance's staff. ___ Associated Press writers Zeke Miller in Washington and Matthew Brown in Billings, Montana, contributed to this report.
