Gina Loudon


Gina Loudon, known as Dr. Gina, is a conservative media personality. She is a member of the Trump campaign's media advisory board, the co-chair of Women for Trump 2020, a member at Mar-a-Lago, and the current face of Citizen Voters Inc.
She has asserted 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, Loudon filed a libel suit against The Daily Beast in New York County Supreme Court. The suit was dropped on April 8, 2020.

Biography

Controversy

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, 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, 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". On October 8, 2019, Loudon filed a libel suit against The Daily Beast in New York County Supreme Court, arguing that Loudon's "entire education is grounded in the field of psychology."

Radio and TV career

Loudon hosted a radio talk show on KJSL in St. Louis, Missouri, and WYDE-FM 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.

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 asserted that she has a 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 afterwards, 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, one they adopted who has Down Syndrome, and currently reside in Palm Beach, Florida.
She gave the commencement address at her alma mater, William Woods University, in 2015.