Gina Loudon

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Gina Loudon
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Loudon in 2017
Born
Gina Gentry

Missouri, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Author
  • commentator
Political party Republican
Spouse John William Loudon
Children5
Website drginaloudon.com

Gina Loudon, known as Dr. Gina, is a conservative media personality. [1] She was a member of the 2020 Donald Trump campaign's media advisory board and the co-chair of Women for Trump 2020. [2] [3] She is a member at Mar-a-Lago and the current face of Citizen Voters Inc. [4]

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She has said that scientific evidence shows President Trump to be "the most sound-minded person to ever occupy the White House." [5] [1] 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. [1] On October 8, 2019, Loudon filed a libel suit against The Daily Beast in New York County Supreme Court. [3] The suit was dropped on April 8, 2020. [6]

Career

Radio and television

Loudon hosted a radio talk show on KJSL [7] in St. Louis, Missouri, and WYDE-FM [8] 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. [8] On December 1, 2020, Louden began hosting her own 7pm EST/4pm PST show on Real America's Voice, Dr. Gina Prime Time. [9] [10] The show ended on January 13, 2023. [11]

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. [12]

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." [1] [13] Loudon has neither a psychology degree nor a license to practice clinical psychology. [1] [5] 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. [5] Shortly after the tweet, the book ranking jumped to 2,590. [14]

Personal life

Loudon met her husband while she was attending William Woods University.[ citation needed ] They married in 1990 at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, his alma mater.[ citation needed ] Loudon and her husband are Presbyterian.[ citation needed ] [8] The Loudon family have five children, and currently reside in Lake Worth Beach, Florida.[ citation needed ]

She gave the commencement address at her alma mater, William Woods University, in 2015. [15]

The Daily Beast reported that Loudon's book falsely claimed that she has a PhD in psychology. [1] Loudon does have a PhD in human and organization systems from Fielding Graduate Institute (now the Fielding Graduate University), an online school. [1] A personal assistant for Loudon responded to the reports, saying that Loudon's PhD was in the field of psychology. [5] The publishing company, Regnery, 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". [1]

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  2. ↑ "Women for Trump". Women for Trump. July 22, 2019. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Trump Backer, Author Sues Daily Beast After Article Questioned Her Professional Credentials".
  4. ↑ Gardner, Amy (July 22, 2019). "Secret donors and Trump allies: Inside the operation to push noncitizen voting laws in Florida and other states". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 4 Timothy Bella (14 September 2018). "'Gina is Great': Trump endorses book declaring him possibly the 'most sound-minded' president ever". The Washington Post . Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2019. As Hurricane Florence barreled closer toward the Carolinas Thursday, President Trump had time to endorse a book by a booster who called him the "most sound-minded" president ever.
  6. ↑ https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/16321730/loudon-v-daily-beast-company-llc/ [ bare URL ]
  7. ↑ Staff (2011). "Dr. Gina Loudon". KJSL TruthTalk . Bible Broadcasting Network, Inc. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 2018-06-21.
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  9. ↑ @realDonaldTrump (December 1, 2020). ".@RealDrGina - Good luck on your new show tonight on @RealAmVoice at 7:00 P.M. Eastern. I know it will be a big hit!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  10. ↑ "Dr. Gina PrimeTime". Real America's Voice. April 24, 2021. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  11. ↑ @RealAmVoice (January 13, 2023). "@RealDrGina may be leaving the 7pm ET slot, but don't worry, she'll be back soon! Dr. Gina teases something new and exciting coming to #RAV in the coming months!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ Woolf, Nicky; Wong, Julia Carrie (11 May 2016). "Reality stars and xenophobes: Trump's California delegates mirror their maker". The Guardian . The family-values conservative switched spouses with a polyamorous part-time wrestler, and in the ensuing weeks Gina was thrown out of the house for her "didactic judgmentalism", and John grew concerned that "dark forces" had invaded his home, according to the St Louis Post-Dispatch.
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  15. ↑ "William Woods News » 'Dr. Gina' to be WWU commencement speaker". news.williamwoods.edu. 2015-04-27. Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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