Suspended Senator Patrick Brazeau set off a flurry of speculation late Monday when he announced on Twitter he was resigning.

In the next breath, Brazeau said it was an April Fools’ joke.

Twitter wasn’t letting him get away with it. Annoyed and critical reaction piled up on Tuesday.

The senator, on “forced leave” since he was charged with sexual assault and assault Feb. 7, stayed silent after crowing he’d pranked the media.

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