New York Daily News

Trump hails slain Bronx officer

- BY LEONARD GREENE

PRESIDENT TRUMP saluted the family of slain officer Miosotis Familia on Tuesday during a White House ceremony honoring fallen cops.

Trump was making a point about the tragedy of ambush attacks on police officers when he spotted Familia’s family and invited the clearly moved family to join him at the microphone behind the presidenti­al seal.

“These are special people,” Trump said as he greeted Familia’s son, daughters and her mother, Adrianna Valoy. “Special, special people. And I want to tell you that last year just a few hours after the City of New York celebrated the Fourth of July, Detective Familia was on duty in her vehicle not far from Yankee Stadium.

“She was ambushed by a man for the simple reason that she was a member of the Police Department,” Trump said. “She was a member of law enforcemen­t. That was the simple reason.”

Familia, 48, was shot to death at point-blank range on July 5 when a gunman with a history of mental problems ambushed her on a Bronx street.

“She was respected by everybody,” Trump said, turning to her kids. “Your mom’s legacy will never, ever die.”

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