Billy Long, the former head of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), has been removed by President Trump after just two months on the job. The Treasury Department’s leadership clashed with Long, and there were concerns within the administration that he was not a good fit to lead an agency that prides itself on implementing tax policy without getting caught up in partisan drama. Long’s exit also means the IRS will have its seventh commissioner of the calendar year, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent taking over on an interim basis. Long was a controversial choice to lead the IRS, a technocratic agency responsible for collecting tax revenue and enforcing the nation’s tax laws. There was growing frustration among Treasury officials with IRS leadership since Long’s arrival as commissioner. One source familiar with the matter said Long had gone off-script and made remarks that required clarifications or cleaning up, something viewed as a particular issue on an issue as sensitive as taxes.
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