BREAKING: President Trump OUSTS Head of IRS, Appoints Scott Bessent to Take Over

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In a huge shake-up at the Internal Revenue Service, President Trump has just removed IRS Commissioner Billy Long from his position.

In his place, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has been appointed to lead the IRS on a temporary basis.

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This comes just two months after Billy Long was confirmed as IRS chief.

Instead, President Trump will nominate Long to serve as U.S. Ambassador to Iceland.

The New York Times reported:

Mr. Long, a former Republican congressman and staunch ally of Mr. Trump, is expected to be nominated to an ambassadorship instead, the people said. It is unclear who will next lead the I.R.S., which has had six different people in charge this year. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as acting commissioner until a permanent replacement takes office, a senior administration official said.

Mr. Bessent and Mr. Long had clashed at times, three of the people said. Mr. Long had remarked to some colleagues that he had to ask Mr. Bessent for permission for everything he did at the I.R.S., two of the people said.

Others said Mr. Long had at times appeared to get out ahead of the I.R.S. and Treasury Department. He told tax practitioners last month that the agency’s all-important filing season would start later than usual next year, a statement that the I.R.S. later said was premature.

Mr. Bessent was supportive of Mr. Long and had pushed the Senate to confirm him, which it did in June along party lines, another one of the people said.

Long confirmed to NBC News:

“It is a honor to serve my friend President Trump, and I am excited to take on my new role as the ambassador to Iceland. I am thrilled to answer his call to service and deeply committed to advancing his bold agenda. Exciting times ahead!” Long said in a text message to NBC News.

Bessent will become the sixth person this year to oversee the critical agency under Trump. Danny Werfel, who was nominated to the role by President Joe Biden, also held the job until Trump’s inauguration in January.

The temporary appointment adds to Bessent’s long list of tasks such as managing trade talks with China, Canada and Mexico as well as other countries that are still trying to negotiate tariff rates. Bessent is also currently helping with the search for the next Federal Reserve chair. The IRS is part of the Treasury Department.

This marks the first time a Treasury Secretary has also been in charge of the IRS.

And, it’s a genius move by President Trump.

Scott Bessent has one of the greatest financial minds and backgrounds in his administration.

Appointing him to the role, even temporarily, should lead to big changes at the IRS…



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