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If he ever does lose his $132,000 a year job as a senator, it seems unlikely that Sen. Patrick Brazeau will get work as a comedian after political pundits and the Twitterverse reacted angrily to his ill-timed April Fool’s resignation “joke.”

The embattled independent senator tweeted Monday night “I will step down from my position” — well past the noon deadline for an April Fool’s joke — leaving political watchers scratching their heads, particularly after he followed that tweet by announcing a Tuesday morning press conference.

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Brazeau, who was booted from the Conservative caucus and placed on a forced leave of absence from the Senate after being charged with assault and sexual assault, would seemingly be high on anyone’s list of politicians who shouldn’t be making jokes about their future career in Ottawa.