The National Tea Party Federation (NTPF) was formed on April 8, 2010, by leaders of a broad coalition of national and regional

Tea Party A tea party is a social gathering event held in the afternoon. For centuries, many societies have cherished drinking tea with a company at noon. Tea parties are considered for formal business meetings, social celebrations or just as an afternoon ...

groups to help spread the movement's message and to respond to mainstream media misinformation about the Tea Party with a quick, unified response.Formation of 'National Tea Party Federation' Announced
PR Newswire, April 8, 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-24. Its press release announcing its formation said, "The NTPF will act as a clearinghouse and to promote the Tea Party movement's objectives of Fiscal Responsibility, Constitutionally Limited Government and Free Markets." NTPF claimed in January 2011 to have 85 member and affiliate organizations representing over a million individuals. The Federation requires that member groups reject Birthers, 9/11 Truthers, racial discrimination, hate speech and acts of violence and subversive behavior. It expelled the

Tea Party Express The Tea Party Express is a California-based group founded in the summer of 2009 to support the Tea Party movement. Founded as a national bus tour to rally Tea Party activists, the group's leadership also endorses and promotes conservative candida ...

when it refused to remove spokesman Mark Williams, who had made racial comments that he later admitted were objectionable.Tea Party Tension Flares as 'Federation' Gives Firebrand Activist the Boot

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; July 19, 2010.

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The National Tea Party Federation
official website {{US-org-stub Tea Party movement Conservative organizations in the United States