In 2021, Tea Party Patriots was among 11 groups listed on the website of the "March to Save America", the pro-Trump rally that led to the storming of the United States Capitol.
Rick Santelli, an editor for the CNBC Business News network, is credited as being a catalyst in the early formation of the Tea Party movement through a statement he made on February 19, 2009.
[15] Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the Tea Party Patriots were reported to have assisted in lobbying efforts by hospitals against restrictions on elective surgeries and procedures.
Video of the press conference, published by Breitbart News, was promoted by Donald Trump and viewed millions of times before it was removed by Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for spreading misinformation.
[26] Richard Uihlein, CEO of the Uline business supplies company, donated $4.3 million in the five years to 2020 to the Tea Party Patriots Citizens Fund, the group's political action committee.