Gina Loudon, known as Dr. Gina, is a conservative media personality. She was a member of the 2020

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campaign's media advisory board and the co-chair of Women for Trump 2020. She is a member at

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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, ''

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'' reported that Loudon's book falsely described her as having a PhD in psychology; she has a PhD in human and organization systems from

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, an online school. On October 8, 2019, Loudon filed a libel suit against ''

'' 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,

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, 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

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in Alabama. She also hosted a television show called America Trends on the

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TV Channel that aired on

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and

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. On December 1st, 2020 Louden began hosting her own 7pm EST/4pm PST show on Real America's Voice, ''Dr. Gina Prime Time''. The show ended on January 13, 2023.

Appearance on ''Wife Swap''

Loudon and her husband, former

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, 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

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. They married in 1990 at Westminster College in

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, his alma mater. Loudon and her husband are Presbyterian. The Loudon family have five children, and currently reside in

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. She gave the commencement address at her alma mater,

, in 2015.

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