Washington ( CNN ) Former President Bill Clinton reflected on the months of protests that have swept across America in response to the deaths unarmed black men at the hands of law enforcement , saying in an interview airing Friday that the country needs to make `` people feel that everybody matters again . '' `` The fundamental problem you have anywhere is when people think their lives and the lives of their children do n't matter , they they are somehow disposable , just like a paper napkin after a lunch at a restaurant or something , '' Clinton told CNN En Español . `` If we want our freedom to be in deed as well as word in America , we have to make people feel that everybody matters again . '' Clinton , who was in Miami for the Clinton Foundation `` Future of the Americas '' summit , argued that the two issues at play in the protests were whether law enforcement made the correct decisions and how police departments can improve their relationships with communities . In the last three weeks , grand juries have cleared police officers in the killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson , Missouri , and Eric Garner in Staten Island , New York . Clinton argued that in both cases , policing was an issue . `` There is not any question in Ferguson , whatever the findings of the grand jury , if the law enforcement officer had not gone after the man and felt compelled to shoot him , he would be alive , '' Clinton said . And on Garner in Staten Island , Clinton was clear to point out that `` police policy was against putting someone in a choke hold . '' During the interview with Juan Carlos Lopez at the University of Miami , Clinton spoke at length about foreign policy throughout the Americas and the recent release of the CIA torture report . `` I think this is just the beginning , '' the former president said . `` There will now be a real effort to find out what the details were and whether or not any other action is appropriate in that . '' Clinton has been getting used to playing second ( or possibly third ) fiddle in his family . Clinton 's wife , former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is widely seen as the front-runner for the Democratic nomination in 2016 and the recent birth of Chelsea Clinton 's first child , Charlotte , has been the fascination of many . As is the case with every interview , Bill Clinton was asked about his wife 's presidential aspirations and when , in particular , Hillary Clinton expects to announce her candidacy . `` I do n't even know if she is going to run , '' Bill Clinton said . `` But if she , sometime next year I think she will make a decision and announce it . '' The full interview with Bill Clinton will air on CNN Español at 6 p.m . ET Friday and on Sunday at 8 p.m . ET .
Clinton spoke in reference to protests of black men being killed at the hands of law enforcement . Clinton was interview by CNN Español 's Juan Carlos Lopez . He was in Miami for the Clinton Foundation `` Future of the Americas '' summit .