{"id":133555,"date":"2024-12-05T10:33:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T03:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133555"},"modified":"2024-12-05T10:33:11","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T03:33:11","slug":"donald-trump-picks-missouris-billy-long-to-lead-the-irs-missouri-independent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=133555","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump picks Missouri&#8217;s Billy Long to lead the IRS \u2022 Missouri Independent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"dataContent\">\n<p>Former Missouri Congressman Billy Long was tapped on Wednesday evening by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Internal Revenue Service.<\/p>\n<p>Trump called Long \u2014 who served six terms representing a Southwest Missouri district \u2014 a \u201cconsummate people person,\u201d adding \u201ctaxpayers and the wonderful employees of the IRS will love having Billy at the helm.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The current IRS commissioner\u2019s term doesn\u2019t expire until 2027.<\/p>\n<p>Long was one of the first elected officials to jump on the \u201cTrump train,\u201d a phrase\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/auctnr1\/status\/1549611376980774913?s=20&amp;t=QhHX4mOsFHJZWKf49JBMww\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he claims to have coined<\/a>. When most considered Trump\u2019s candidacy a joke or publicity stunt, Long said he was all in, touting Trump to foreign leaders and GOP insiders who snickered at the notion that the real estate mogul and reality TV star would be the next president.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTrump, I saw it early on,\u201d Long told The Independent in 2022, \u201che has the \u2018it\u2019 factor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After a long career as an auctioneer, and a few years as a conservative talk radio host, Long decided to jump into the 2010 race for the Congressional seat being vacated when Roy Blunt decided to run for U.S. Senate.<\/p>\n<p>Long said no one took him seriously.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an eight-way race,\u201d Long said, \u201cand I was supposed to come in ninth. I was the Donald Trump of the race.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was pegged as a candidate who was only in the race \u201cfor publicity,\u201d Long said, \u201cto help my business and blah, blah, blah, the same things they said about Trump.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His own campaign consultants told him he was \u201ctoo fat to put on TV,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd you can put that in the newspaper. They said, \u2018You\u2019re too fat. You can\u2019t go on TV. You\u2019ll scare people.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9839\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width:100%;width:2560px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/2022\/07\/21\/billy-longs-chances-in-missouri-gop-senate-primary-depend-on-donald-trump\/candidatefilingday02222022000009\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9839\" data-slb-active=\"1\" data-slb-asset=\"546390331\" data-slb-internal=\"9839\" data-slb-group=\"22996\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-9839\" src=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/candidatefilingday02222022000009-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/candidatefilingday02222022000009-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/candidatefilingday02222022000009-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/candidatefilingday02222022000009-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/candidatefilingday02222022000009-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/candidatefilingday02222022000009-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/candidatefilingday02222022000009-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/candidatefilingday02222022000009-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><i class=\"fas fa-camera\"\/>  <em>Billy Long shows off his tie that was signed by former President Donald Trump shortly before filing to run for the U.S. Senate on Feb. 22, 2022, in Jefferson City (Madeline Carter\/Missouri Independent).<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In the end, Long won the primary by around 7.5 percentage points. He cruised to victory that fall,\u00a0 joining a massive class of freshmen Republicans who swept into office in the Tea Party wave.<\/p>\n<p>He says the key to his victory was authenticity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI may not look the part,\u201d Long said. \u201cBut I guaranteed to voters that I would be the part, that I would do the right thing for the right reason every day. And that resonated with people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His first year in Congress, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.levernews.com\/trump-nominee-pressured-irs-to-crush-the-humane-society\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according to The Lever<\/a>, Long signed\u00a0a letter urging the IRS to launch a probe of the tax-exempt status of the Humane Society of the United States, a nonprofit that focuses on animal welfare and opposes animal cruelty. The letter followed the Humane Society\u2019s support of a successful\u00a0Missouri ballot measure strengthening regulations on dog breeders.<\/p>\n<p>In 2022, Long gave up his congressional seat to run for U.S. Senate, finishing fourth in the GOP primary behind the eventual winner, Eric Schmitt.<\/p>\n<p>According to Trump\u2019s Wednesday announcement, since leaving Congress Long has worked as a business and tax advisor, \u201chelping small businesses navigate the complexities of complying with the IRS Rules and Regulations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have known Billy since 2011,\u201d Trump said. \u201cHe is an extremely hard worker, and respected by all, especially by those who know him in Congress\u2026 Congratulations Billy!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/missouriindependent.com\/briefs\/donald-trump-picks-missouris-billy-long-to-lead-the-irs\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Missouri Congressman Billy Long was tapped on Wednesday evening by President-elect Donald Trump to lead the Internal Revenue Service. 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