# Vance jokes about ‘devastating loss last week,’ referring to Ohio State

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/vance-jokes-about-devastating-loss-last-week-referring-to-ohio-state/
- Published: 2026-11-09T18:58:42+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T19:49:37+00:00
- Original publisher: Washington Examiner (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/4797454/vance-jokes-about-devastating-loss-ohio-state/
- Topics: Government, Politics

## Key points

- Vance joked about Ohio State after a recent defeat.
- He alluded to criticism of the team’s leader.
- His remarks carried a political undertone.

## Summary

Vice-President JD Vance used a speech for National Veterans’ Small Business Week to joke about a “devastating loss” and the criticism facing a team’s leader. His remarks echoed political discussion about leadership and staff changes, before he revealed he meant the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Vance spoke on Monday and referred to Ohio State’s recent defeat, the team’s leader having guided it to a major victory two years earlier, internal staff tensions and questions over whether the No. 2 could lead. The remarks drew a parallel with political commentary, though Vance framed them as being about the Buckeyes.

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