U.S. President Donald Trump is removing Billy Long as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will temporarily serve as acting commissioner, a White House official and a source familiar with the matter said on Friday.

President Donald Trump ousted Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Billy Long two months after he was confirmed to the role. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as interim commissioner until Long’s replacement is found,

President Donald Trump has asked Billy Long to step down as head of the Internal Revenue Service, ending the commissioner's tenure just two months after he was confirmed for the post.