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Politicians Have Some Fun on April Fool’s Day

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Getty 040115 JesterHat? SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1427920493837iStock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — It’s April Fool’s Day, and politicians are joining in on the fun. They are, of course, keeping it partisan — but not the way you would think.

Newt Gingrich broke the April Fool’s ice Wednesday morning, tweeting that he now supports President Obama’s foreign policy:

It’s a shocking turn-around, given the possibility that a nuclear framework with Iran, which his party intensely opposes, may be imminent. But Gingrich was quick to clarify his rationale for the post:

Scott Walker, who is a likely GOP candidate for the 2016 presidential race, harped on the excitement of campaign announcement season, tweeting he was about to make a “big” one:

For basketball fans, it was a big announcement, although not terribly surprising; he’s supporting his state’s university in the final four this weekend:

The Democratic Party did have quite the cheeky response:

Inevitably, the Clintons came up:

But House Speaker John Boehner’s staff pulled a prank on him that was completely non-partisan. Both sides of the aisle would likely identify with his reaction:

 


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