Bescent and Musk stir up a power struggle, the head of the IRS will be dismissed

According to ChainCatcher news, citing five informed sources from the AXIOS website, the acting head of the IRS is about to be replaced. Previously, Treasury Secretary Besant complained to President Trump that the agency's latest leader was appointed at the behest of Musk without his knowledge.

Besant believes that Musk bypassed him to make Gary Shapley the acting head of the IRS, which falls under the Department of the Treasury. Informed sources said that Musk's Office of Government Efficiency pushed for this appointment through White House channels, without consulting Besant or seeking his approval.