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The awkward moment took place near the end of an event at the White House with members of the team, its coach and Trump to celebrate the team's national championship in January, when it defeated Notre Dame 34-23.
Trump and Vance, a former U.S. senator from Ohio who attended Ohio State University, welcomed the Buckeyes at the White House to honor the school's first football national championship in a decade.
Vance later made light of the moment, saying on X, "I didn't want anyone after Ohio State to get the trophy so I decided to break it."
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