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Know-nothing, non-economist Scott Bessant has been chosen to be the acting commissioner of internal revenue. As of August 15, 2025, he is the seventh person to hold this office in 2025.

Many questions still remain surrounding the reason for Billy Long's departure. There is speculation that Long's nomination to be the next ambassador to Iceland is punishment for an unwillingness to break the law or insufficient deference to Donald Trump's administration.

William Hollis Long II, aka Billy Long, lasted 4.91 Scaramuccis as Donald Trump's commissioner of internal revenue.

His tenure began on June 16, 2025 and ended on August 8, 2025, for a total of 54 days.

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A note on numbers and counting:
When counting the number of days a term lasts, it is an inclusive range that includes the start and end dates.

e.g.: Anthony Scaramucci term as White House Communications Director lasted from July 21-31, which is 11 days, not 10.

It has been reported that Mike Waltz will now be nominated to be the UN Ambassador. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will be taking over as acting national security advisor.

Mike Waltz's departure is in large part due to the Signalgate scandal, which saw Mike Waltz including The Atlantic editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg, in a Signal chat that discussed classified information about the bombing of targets in Yemen on March 15, 2025.

Mike Waltz lasted 9.27 Scaramuccis as Donald Trump's National Security Advisor.

His tenure began on January 20, 2025 and ended on May 1, 2025, for a total of 102 days.

Nobody voted for Elon Musk A self-interested, erratic megalomaniac has seized control of the US government.

"Nobody voted for Elon Musk. And nobody wants airplanes to fall out of the sky. But after Musk pushed out the head of the FAA and Donald Trump gutted the agency’s safety board, and Musk attempted to push air traffic controllers to quit, the worst domestic airline disaster since 2001 occurred."

Treasury Official Quits After Clash With Musk Over DOGE Access DOGE wants access to a payment system that disburses over $6 trillion annually.

The highest-ranking career Treasury official has resigned after a fight with DOGE associates seeking access to sensitive payment systems.

Trump's DEA selection Chad Chronister withdraws from consideration Florida sheriff Chad Chronister announced Tuesday he was withdrawing his name from consideration to run the Drug Enforcement Agency.

Chad Chronister lasted 0.27 Scaramuccis as Donald Trump's DEA Secretary nominee.

He was nominated on November 30, 2024 and withdrew himself from consideration on December 3, 2024.

Trump press secretary pick removed post praising Pence on January 6, then ran for Congress as an election denier | CNN Politics Karoline Leavitt, President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming White House press secretary, deleted two social media posts she shared after the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol — including a retweet...

NEW on CNN: We uncovered that Trump's incoming-White House press secretary purged tweets from her timeline praising Pence for certifying the election on January 6 and praising Capitol police .

Just a year later she ran for Congress denying the 2020 election results.

www.cnn.com/2024/12/02/p...

Trump picks hardline ‘Deep State’ critic Kash Patel as new FBI head The loyalist would replace Christopher Wray at agency the ex-president has strongly criticised

Trump picks hardline ‘Deep State’ critic Kash Patel as new FBI head

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Alternative: Matt Gaetz lasted 0.72 Scaramuccis as Donald Trump's Attorney General nominee.

Attorney General nominee, Matt Gaetz, lasted -5.45 Scaramuccis in Donald Trump's second administration.