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Mike Leach endorses Donald Trump at Spokane rally

Yeah, we're going to talk a little politics. Because this is news.

Donald Trump and Mike Leach have a relationship that goes back a decade, and today the presumptive Republican nominee for 2016 presidential election called on that history when the WSU football coach delivered the keynote speech at Trump's Spokane rally.

Leach warmed up the crowd for Trump, which numbered about 3,500 at the Spokane Convention Center, by first sharing the story of how they became friends, then offering his support of a Trump presidency (you can watch the full speech above):

Leach: "Over the last 10 years, I've had a hard time distinguishing what I've seen on the news with House of Cards.