President Donald Trump is ousting Billy Long from his role as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service just two months after he was confirmed to the position, four sources familiar told CNN. Trump has already selected Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to serve as the acting head of the IRS while the administration seeks a more permanent replacement, according to two White House officials.
Trump is expected to nominate Long, a former GOP congressman, for an ambassadorship, three of the sources familiar told CNN. Long said in a post on X that he was "excited to take on my new role as the ambassador to Iceland." Long was an unorthodox pick to lead the IRS, given his limited tax experience, his ties to a fraud-riddled tax credit, and his past support for abolishing the agency.
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