In Trump’s GOP, the once-mighty tea party is hard to find (washingtonpost.com) In Trump’s GOP, the once-mighty tea party is hard to find By Naftali Bendavid 2025103109000000 The movement tore across the country with an energy new to American politics — its activists shouting at lawmakers and holding frenzied rallies to demand balanced budgets, an end to deficit spending, sharp tax cuts, fealty to the Constitution and a reined-in presidency.