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Trump sacks IRS commissioner, names replacement

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.

The Star

Segun Ojo

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