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This is a fundamental misunderstanding of what “causes” government spending.

The political party system created by Martin Van Buren in 1826 to elect Andrew Jackson was designed to control/gag/eliminate all discussion of slavery in the party so it would NOT become a divisive issue. To coax anti-slave Jackson supporters into backing that, he came up with the “spoils system” which rewarded those who got out the most votes with gubment and party jobs.

By the time the Whigs got on the field a few years later, the system was set. Every election would require giving away massive numbers of jobs to get elected. This was made worse, not better, by the Pendleton Act.

The Tea Party was not immune from this. It is impossible to cut federal budgets without cutting departments and jobs; and without seriously slashing SS and medicare, the two biggest sucks. So the Koch’s were incredibly ignorant or downright stupid to think that the Tea Party could ever do such a thing.

There was only one man who could do such a thing. Donald Trump, because he didn’t play by Van Buren’s rules. He didn’t get elected by giving away jobs. His first round of cabinet people began cutting and were back-stabbed by the Swamp. But he was well on his way to making a severe dent in this system.