Trump Removes IRS Commissioner Billy Long, Will Become Ambassador to Iceland
ICELAND, AUG 8 – Billy Long served as IRS commissioner for two months before being fired due to frequent need for Treasury approval and nominated as ambassador to Iceland, pending Senate confirmation.
- President Donald Trump removed Billy Long as IRS commissioner on August 8, 2025, after less than two months in office, naming him ambassador to Iceland.
- Trump nominated Long, a former Missouri congressman and auctioneer with no tax administration experience, who faced Senate scrutiny and opposition over alleged connections to fraudulent tax credit schemes.
- Long announced his new diplomatic role on social media, expressing honor and commitment to advance Trump's agenda while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent became acting IRS commissioner.
- The IRS workforce shrank from 103,000 to 77,000 in 2025 due to Trump administration staffing cuts, raising concerns about degraded taxpayer services and potential filing season disruptions.
- Long's removal and leadership changes reflect instability at the IRS amid legal investigations and political debates over agency independence and efficiency.
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Trump removes IRS Commissioner Billy Long, will become ambassador to Iceland
President Donald Trump removed Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long from his position less than two months after the U.S. Senate confirmed him, The Associated Press reports. Long's removal was in preparation to take on a new role in the Trump administration. “It is a honor to serve my friend President Trump and I am excited to take on my new role as the Ambassador to Iceland. I am thrilled to answer his call to service and deeply com…
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ThePatriotLight - Official Portrait of IRS Commissioner Billy Long Credit: Wikimedia Commons President Trump sent shockwaves throughout Washington, DC after making Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent the acting IRS Commissioner. Now, we may know why. As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump removed Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long from the position and installed Bessent. Long had been in the job for less than two months. As a consolati…
Billy Long Is Leaving the IRS, Heading for Iceland
According to the New York Times, President Trump is removing Billy Long from his job leading the Internal Revenue Service just two months after he was confirmed as commissioner, according to four people familiar with the matter. Mr. Long, a former Republican congressman and staunch ally of Mr. Trump, will be nominated to an ambassadorship. […] The post Billy Long Is Leaving the IRS, Heading for Iceland appeared first on www.independentsentinel.c…
President Trump Removes IRS Commissioner, Makes Him Ambassador to Iceland - Real News Now
President Donald Trump has removed IRS Commissioner Billy Long from his post just two months after swearing him in, temporarily handing the reins to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent while naming Long as the next U.S. ambassador to Iceland. A senior White House official confirmed the personnel shift Friday, noting that Bessent — already managing high-stakes trade talks with China, Canada, and Mexico while helping lead the search for a new Federal…
‘ICE — not Iceland!’ Fired IRS head jokes about Trump’s chilly reassignment
President Donald Trump's just-fired IRS chief appears to be taking the news in stride.Trump is firing former Rep. Billy Long (R-MO) from the IRS after just two months on the job. Four sources told The New York Times that, despite his loyalty and allegiance to Trump, Long was being canned and will get an ambassadorship instead. The White House claimed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will do the job as well as serving in his current post.Long sen…
Trump removes IRS commissioner Billy Long, appoints him Iceland ambassador
President Trump on Friday removed former Rep. Billy Long as IRS commissioner just two months after his Senate confirmation, and then appointed him as ambassador to Iceland, a White House official confirmed.
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