The US “New York Times”, “The Beast Daily” and other media quoted several people familiar with the matter on the 18th as saying that US President Trump has replaced Gary Shapley, acting director of the US Internal Revenue Service, recommended by Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency. According to “Beast Daily,” Shapley only worked for 72 hours, and was forced to leave his job before he was even too late to start working. According to the New York Times, Shapley's appointment triggered a power struggle between Treasury Secretary Bezent and Musk. People familiar with the matter revealed that Bessent complained to Trump this week, saying that Musk bypassed him and made Shapley the acting director of the IRS through White House channels. Not only did he not seek Bezent's opinion, but he also did not get his approval, and that the IRS should have reported his work to Bezent as Secretary of the Treasury. In the end, Bezent successfully persuaded Trump to rescind this appointment decision. The report said that the US Treasury Department confirmed on the 18th that Deputy Secretary Michael Falkend will replace Shapley and take over as acting director of the IRS. Falkend is the IRS's third acting director this week. Earlier, due to Musk's influence, former IRS Acting Director Melanie Klaus chose to resign, and Trump appointed Shapley to manage the IRS on the 15th.

The US “New York Times”, “The Beast Daily” and other media quoted several people familiar with the matter on the 18th as saying that US President Trump has replaced Gary Shapley, acting director of the US Internal Revenue Service, recommended by Musk, the head of the Department of Government Efficiency. According to “Beast Daily,” Shapley only worked for 72 hours, and was forced to leave his job before he was even too late to start working. According to the New York Times, Shapley's appointment triggered a power struggle between Treasury Secretary Bezent and Musk. People familiar with the matter revealed that Bessent complained to Trump this week, saying that Musk bypassed him and made Shapley the acting director of the IRS through White House channels. Not only did he not seek Bezent's opinion, but he also did not get his approval, and that the IRS should have reported his work to Bezent as Secretary of the Treasury. In the end, Bezent successfully persuaded Trump to rescind this appointment decision. The report said that the US Treasury Department confirmed on the 18th that Deputy Secretary Michael Falkend will replace Shapley and take over as acting director of the IRS. Falkend is the IRS's third acting director this week. Earlier, due to Musk's influence, former IRS Acting Director Melanie Klaus chose to resign, and Trump appointed Shapley to manage the IRS on the 15th.