United States President Donald Trump has sacked Billy Long as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will temporarily serve as acting commissioner, a White House official and a source familiar with the matter said on Friday, August 8, 2025.
Long, a former congressman from Missouri, was expected to be nominated for an ambassador post.
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“Secretary Bessent will now serve as acting commissioner of the IRS,” the White House official told Reuters.
A Treasury spokesperson declined to comment.
Long was sworn in as the 51st Commissioner of the IRS in June, with his term meant to run through November 2027.
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