IRS Commissioner Billy Long was fired shortly after REFUSING to give DHS data on suspected undocumented immigrants..
He is full of anger.
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Internal Revenue Service (IRS) officials and the White House clashed over a request to access confidential tax records to help the administration locate suspected undocumented immigrants, which led to President Donald Trump dismissing Billy Long, the agency’s commissioner, from his post, according to a report by The Washington Post on Saturday.
Why It Matters
The IRS has suffered significant cutbacks in personnel through the administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which experts warned could hamper core tax administration functions.
The push by Trump and Elon Musk, who led DOGE before leaving the White House in May, drew widespread condemnation over the administration’s slash-and-burn approach to shrinking the bureaucracy.
Mass layoffs and removals at the IRS have also raised concerns about its ability to process tax returns and refunds.
Long’s removal comes less than two months after he was confirmed to lead the IRS. According to the Associated Press, he will be the shortest-tenured IRS commissioner confirmed by the Senate since the position was created in 1862.
What To Know
The Post, citing two people familiar with the situation who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of reprisals, reported that Long’s dismissal followed a disagreement between members of the IRS and the administration after the previously agreed method of data sharing yielded an unsatisfying number of confirmed targets for immigration enforcement.
