[Text/Watchman Online Zhang Jingjuan] According to AP reports, on April 14th local time, US President Trump and Vice President Vance received the delegation of The Ohio State University at the White House. During the final group photo session, an awkward moment occurred when Vance attempted to lift the university's football championship trophy - it split into two pieces, with half rolling onto the ground.
It was reported that on that day, after Trump, Ohio State Buckeyes coach Ryan Day, and Vance gave speeches on the South Lawn of the White House, Vance, a graduate of The Ohio State University, tried to hold up the trophy high.
However, the golden top of the trophy separated from its black base, and Vance failed to catch both parts of the trophy, causing the base to fall to the ground instantly. TreVeyon Henderson, a running back for the Buckeyes standing behind Vance, quickly grabbed the top of the trophy.
According to reports, some players around Vance gasped in amazement, almost drowning out the music of the Marine Band of the President of the United States playing "We Are the Champions".
When Vance lifted the trophy, it split into two pieces. Video screenshot.
In the video, Vance then bent down to pick up the fallen base and put it back on the table. Henderson and Day hurriedly helped Vance reassemble the trophy, but after several attempts, Vance simply held the "disembodied" trophy in his arms for a group photo while the surrounding players laughed. Meanwhile, Trump waited beside him.
When this awkward moment went viral online, the US vice president tried to explain the mishap with self-deprecating humor. He wrote on social platform X: "I didn't want anyone from The Ohio State University to have this trophy afterward, so I decided to break it."
In response, some netizens joked: "Is this trophy made in America?"
Other netizens commented that this was a perfect metaphor for Trump's economy.
However, some netizens pointed out that Vance did not damage the trophy, as the design of the trophy allows the golden top and black base to separate.
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