special dispensation

Of all the pitiful, cruel, arbitrary and tacky things that Dear Leader has done reports that seem quite believable that he denied his press secretary the chance to tag along on their visit to the Vatican and audience with the Pope.
Embattled and deservedly so for defending his boss the dissembler and sophist-in-chief, meeting the Pope was the one thing the press secretary, a Catholic, was looking forward to, expecting to be dismissed from the Cabinet and replaced any moment now. Apparently his performance is not living up to Dear Leader’s expectations and Dear Leader, who can only perceive high office as a series of praise-lavishing and executive perks and privileges, can only correct or punish by exclusion.