IRS Boss Removed by Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent Installed as Acting Boss
President Donald Trump has abruptly removed Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long from his post, just weeks after he was sworn in, and temporarily appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to lead the…
President Donald Trump has abruptly removed Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long from his post, just weeks after he was sworn in, and temporarily appointed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to lead the agency, NBC News reported Friday.
Three sources with knowledge of the move confirmed Long’s ouster, which makes Bessent the sixth person this year to oversee the IRS under Trump.
Long, a former Republican congressman from Missouri who served in the House from 2011 to 2023, had only been sworn in as IRS commissioner in June. Before his time in Congress, Long was an auctioneer. He had succeeded Danny Werfel, President Joe Biden’s nominee, who held the position until Trump’s inauguration in January.