Gina Loudon, known as Dr. Gina, is a conservative media personality.
She was a member of the 2020
Donald Trump campaign's media advisory board and the co-chair of
Women for Trump
Women for Trump is a political group in the United States who have supported the presidency of former U.S. president Donald Trump.
History
2016
Women for Trump was co-founded by Amy Kremer and Kathryn Serkes in June 2016. Kremer was one of ...
2020.
She is a member at
Mar-a-Lago and the current face of Citizen Voters Inc.
She has said that scientific evidence shows President Trump to be "the most sound-minded person to ever occupy the White House."
In 2018, ''
The Daily Beast'' reported that Loudon's book falsely described her as having a PhD in psychology; she has a PhD in human and organization systems from
Fielding Graduate University, an online school.
On October 8, 2019, Loudon filed a libel suit against ''
The Daily Beast'' in New York County Supreme Court.
The suit was dropped on April 8, 2020.
Biography
Book
''The Daily Beast'' reported that Loudon's book falsely claimed that she has a PhD in psychology.
Loudon does have a PhD in human and organization systems from
Fielding Graduate Institute (now the Fielding Graduate University), an online school.
A personal assistant for Loudon responded to the reports, saying that Loudon's PhD was in the field of psychology.
The publishing company,
Regnery
Regnery Publishing is a politically conservative book publisher based in Washington, D.C. The company was founded by Henry Regnery in 1947, and is now a division of radio broadcaster Salem Media Group. It is led by President & Publisher Thomas ...
, told the outlet that they were responsible for several misleading statements about Loudon's qualifications, including referring to her as "America's favorite psychological expert".
Radio and TV career
Loudon hosted a radio talk show on
KJSL in St. Louis, Missouri, and
WYDE-FM
WYDE-FM (92.5 FM) is a radio station broadcasting an inspirational music format. Licensed to Cordova, Alabama, United States, the station serves the Birmingham, area. To compensate for its weak signal over much of the eastern and southern part ...
in Alabama. She also hosted a television show called America Trends on the
Youtoo America TV Channel that aired on
Time Warner Cable and
Comcast
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.
On December 1st, 2020 Louden began hosting her own 7pm EST/4pm PST show on
Real America's Voice
Real America's Voice is a Conservatism in the United States, right-wing to Radical right (United States), far-right streaming, cable and satellite television channel founded in 2020 and owned by Robert J. Sigg. The network and its affiliated websi ...
, ''Dr. Gina Prime Time''. The show ended on January 13, 2023.
Appearance on ''Wife Swap''
Loudon and her husband, former
Missouri state senator John William Loudon, appeared on the show ''
Wife Swap'' when they swapped with a polyamorous and bisexual family. Loudon was the first wife to ever walk off of the set.
Politics
In her 2018 book ''Mad Politics: Keeping Your Sanity in a World Gone Crazy'', Loudon wrote that she has scientific evidence showing Trump to be "the most sound-minded person to ever occupy the White House."
Loudon has neither a psychology degree nor a license to practice clinical psychology.
Trump endorsed her book in September 2018, tweeting "Gina is Great!" At the time, the book was ranked No. 436,949 in Amazon's bestsellers rank.
Shortly after the tweet, the book ranking jumped to 2,590.
Personal life
Loudon met her husband while she was attending
William Woods University. They married in 1990 at
Westminster College in
Fulton, Missouri, his alma mater. Loudon and her husband are Presbyterian.
The Loudon family have five children, and currently reside in
Palm Beach, Florida
Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida. Located on a barrier island in east-central Palm Beach County, the town is separated from several nearby cities including West Palm Beach and Lake Worth Beach by the Intracoas ...
.
She gave the commencement address at her alma mater,
William Woods University, in 2015.
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Living people
1968 births
Missouri Republicans
William Woods University alumni
American political writers
Women political writers
21st-century American women writers
21st-century American non-fiction writers
American women non-fiction writers
American radio journalists
21st-century American journalists
Writers from Missouri
Journalists from Missouri
Activists from Missouri
American women radio journalists