The New York Times reports on the appearance at Duke University by former White House chief of staff John Kelly. “Mr. Kelly defended the utility of the NATO alliance, which Mr. Trump has often criticized as an unfair financial drain on the United States,” the Times reports. “On a wall at the border with Mexico, Mr. Kelly said that there were specific areas where it could be effective but constructing one ‘from sea to shining sea’ was a ‘waste of money.’” Kelly let on that the “zero tolerance” policy for those crossing the border was a “surprise” to him and other officials. And finally, he debunks the need for an emergency by correctly identifying the migrants: