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SouthBayDem

(32,890 posts) Fri Aug 8, 2025, 03:26 PM Aug 8

Trump to remove Billy Long as IRS commissioner, Bessent named acting head, NYT reports [View all]

Source: Reuters

Aug 8 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump is removing Billy Long as the commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, the New York Times reported on Friday, citing four people familiar with the matter.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will serve as acting commissioner until a permanent replacement is in place, the newspaper said, citing a senior administration official.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-remove-billy-long-irs-commissioner-bessent-named-acting-head-nyt-reports-2025-08-08/

This is the entire article at this moment, telling of the Apprentice reboot no one asked for.

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Trump to remove Billy Long as IRS commissioner, Bessent named acting head, NYT reports [View all] SouthBayDem Aug 8 OP

When Republicans hildegaard28 Aug 8 #1

He was just sworn in, wasn't he? What gives? mahatmakanejeeves Aug 8 #2

Yup obamanut2012 Aug 8 #5

I watched a video of him being questioned by congress. He is Maraya1969 Aug 8 #11

More chaos in the Trump regime...this is his own hand-picked commissioner who just started Prairie Gates Aug 8 #3

What did he do that displeased Dear Leader? Ocelot II Aug 8 #4

Nobody is saying yet ... FakeNoose Aug 8 #14

What's with this multiple jobs for cabinet members? Retrograde Aug 8 #6

typical maximum work for minimum pay mentality SouthBayDem Aug 8 #7

He is running out of people he can trust to blindly follow orders. Marie Marie Aug 8 #8

Correct...all fascist regimes have this characteristic: a few ultra-loyals with 8 jobs each Prairie Gates Aug 8 #15

Word is the Epstein files have info on DT dodging taxes GusBob Aug 8 #9

Various sites say Long will get "an ambassadorship", but I haven't seen where yet muriel_volestrangler Aug 8 #10

Just heard he was appointed Ambassador to Iceland. Ocelot II Aug 8 #13

Is Bessent a human? I have my doubts. doc03 Aug 8 #12

More of a Cheshire Cat, nothing there but a grin. JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 8 #16

Bessent has been much better at servicing Dump mdbl Aug 8 #17

Long was never qualified MissouriDem47 Aug 8 #18