Trump to remove Billy Long as IRS Commissioner

President Trump decided to remove Billy Long from his role as an IRS commissioner, as the former legislator announced on Friday that he would play a new role as an American ambassador in Iceland.

“It is an honor for me to serve my friend Trump and I am excited to take over my new role as ambassador to Iceland,” has been published since Friday afternoon. “I am glad to respond to his invitation to service and deep commitment to progress in his bold agenda. Exciting times in the future!”

Treasury Secretary Scott Payette will intervene as a proxy tax authority until an alternative is found, an official source of Fox on Friday.

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A spokesman for the US Treasury for Fox Business said in an email message. “His enthusiasm and enthusiasm to bring a new perspective to the federal government was clear in both the House of Representatives and as part of the Trump administration. A new candidate for the commissioner will be announced in a timely manner.”

Long, who was previously working as an American actor in the seventh congress in Missouri, was sworn in as a 51st commissioner for the tax department on June 16. On June 12, the Senate, which is controlled by the Republican Party for a long time in 53 to 44 votes along the party lines.

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He was originally scheduled for his term as a runner -up until November 12, 2027, according to the Tax Authority website.

The former legislator acquired an agency that once sought to dismantle, previously supported the legislation that would have canceled the Tax Authority and replaced income taxes with national sales.

President Donald Trump has long removed the draft law as the Commissioner of the Tax Authority after he was working for only two months. (Win McNamee / Getty Images / Getty Images)

In a letter to the tax authority employees at the time of the oath, it has long made it clear his intention to reshape the agency’s culture to one “make your life and the tax of taxpayers better.”

“In the first 90 days, I plan to ask you, employee partners, help me develop a new culture here,” Long said.

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Long has been the fifth commissioner at the top of the Tax Agency since the beginning of 2025. Michael Foulkander replaced Michael Foulkander, who was working with the representative commissioner alongside his duty as the Deputy Minister of Treasury.

On Tuesday, Trump said that the Treasury Secretary Pesint will not be in a race to become the next president of the Federal Reserve.

Treasury Secretary Scott Payette at the hearing of the Financial Services Committee in the House of Representatives entitled “The annual certificate of the Minister of Treasury in the case of the international financial system”, in the Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, M.A. (Reuters photos / Nathan Howard / Reuters)

The Senate Finance Committee member Ronald Widen has issued D.

“In just a few months, Trump and his crew have already softened the taxpayer service, weed the tax department data against innocent taxpayers and set up a disaster when the deposit season comes next year,” Widen said in a statement. “This is what Trump is doing – Choose unjust people, not qualified for serious functions, sitting with damage.”

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The tax department did not immediately respond to the Fox Business request for comment.

Alex Miller from Fox News Digital contributed to this report.