Within weeks of Obama's election, the Tea Party was out in force demanding tax reductions and a balanced budget. They stormed Washington opposing any expenditure that increased debt. They opposed raising the debt ceiling, disaster relief funding, they were enraged with Obamacare
Now the Republicans are in charge
They have done nothing that would reduce debt, they are looking to increase spending on infrastructure and the military. They proposed their own healthcare bill. The debt ceiling will need to be raised by the end of the year. Trump's budget adds $10 trillion to the debt
Yet, The Tea Party is strangely silent
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It was a fake movement. Conservatives needed cover for their racism so they made up all these phony excuses why they were doing what they were doing. Otherwise, as you note, the Tea Baggers would now be in the streets screaming. None of what they complained about is even discussed by them now. As long as 'their team' is in control they don't care how large the national debt is, or what happens with healthcare, or anything else.
The Tea Party was a scam. Their utter silence now provides more than sufficient proof of that. You can bet though, if another black man or a woman were to get elected they'd lose their shit immediately again.