WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has removed former U.S. Rep. Billy Long as IRS commissioner less than two months after his confirmation, a White House official said Friday.

Billy Long ended his brief tenure as IRS commissioner Friday, posting on X that President Donald Trump will nominate him to be ambassador to Iceland.

President Donald Trump is removing the former member of Congress from his post less than two months after his swearing in. Long says he is being named ambassador to Iceland.

Chief Billy Long last week, only eight weeks into his tenure, continuing the rapid turnover in top leadership at the agency, which has already seen six changes in less than 12 months.

President Trump has removed Billy Long as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service in the latest sign of turmoil at the embattled agency.

President Trump removed IRS Commissioner Billy Long after months in office. Long will become the ambassador to Iceland.

President Donald Trump fired IRS Commissioner Billy Long on Friday, only to name him ambassador to Iceland almost immediately.

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Billy Long was a ridiculous character to put in the role of IRS commissioner, but despite his lack of qualifications, he appears to have put up a fight when it came to defending taxpayers' private data from immigration enforcement officials.