KEILAR: Just in, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp has withdrawn his lawsuit against Atlanta's Mayor Keisha Lance Bottom after she issued a city- wide mandate. Governor Kemp has not issued a state-wide mask mandate. He says he will address the issue in a new executive order this weekend. Top White House economic advisor, Larry Kudlow, and White House press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, both saying that President Trump has no intention of eliminating the payroll tax, which is a main source for funding for Social Security. Here's the thing. That's not at all what came out of the president's mouth. Here's Christin Romans.</s>CHRISTINE ROMANS, CNN CHIEF BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: Brianna, President Trump wants a permanent change to how Social Security is funded. He not only wants to defer how payroll taxes are collected, but he wants to eliminate them.</s>TRUMP: The payroll tax, we'll be terminating the payroll tax after I hopefully get elected. We'll be terminating the payroll tax. That will mean anywhere from $5,000 to even more for family and even great for businesses and jobs.</s>ROMANS: The president claims everyone wants a payroll tax cut. But a number of Republicans pushed back. Most Democrats don't support it. The CARES Act this spring deferred collecting payroll taxes. The White House, in an executive order, extended that deferral throughout the rest of the year. But the president goes further with a promise to terminate the tax entirely. The president grabbing onto that third rail of politics, proposing changes to Social Security right before an election. Let's be clear. The payroll tax funds Social Security.
Trump's Vow on Payroll Tax Jeopardizes Social Security, Medicare.