GUNTERSVILLE — It was a chilly, windy Saturday morning as protesters gathered outside the Marshall County Courthouse in Guntersville for another “No Kings” rally.
At the third nationwide planned No Kings day since June 2025, a group of about 100 held signs and chanted, criticizing the Trump administration.
“I don’t like what Donald Trump is doing to the country. Simple. And it’s an American thing to come out and protest,” one protester told 1819 News.
When asked for specifics, she pointed to her sign, which read, “No Kings, No Wars, No Pedos.”
Another protester, retired Episcopal priest and former Democratic candidate for Alabama House District 26, Ben Alford, said they were protesting “to save the country,” but declined to list which of Trump’s policies they opposed.
The protest was organized by Strong Coffee, a self-described community group for “Democrats, Independents and recovering Republicans.” The group hosted gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones on Friday.
Susan McKenney, the president of the Marshall County Democratic Club, organized the previous two protests, where she and her group appeared to violate several county picketing ordinances.
McKenney declined to comment on Saturday, the first protest since the County Commission updated its picketing policies, which virtually removed any restrictions on protesting when the courthouse is closed.
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