April Fools' Day: Prime Minister Trudeau takes aim at Matthew Perry

The Prime Minister gotin on the April Fools' Day spirit with a lighthearted tweet aimed at former Friendsstar and classmate Matthew Perry.

Justin Trudeau and the actor, who played Chandler Bing on the sitcom, both attended Rockcliffe Park Public School in Ottawa.

In an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel's late night talk show last month, Perry recounted his memory of beating Trudeau up when they were students.

• 'We actually beat up Justin Trudeau,' Matthew Perry recalls on Kimmel

On April 1, Trudeau tweeted that he wouldn't mind revisiting the brawl. "I've been giving it some thought, and you know what, who hasn't wanted to punch Chandler? How about a rematch @MatthewPerry?" he wrote.

Trudeau's principal press secretary Gerald Butts confirmed that it was a joke, after People Magazine appeared to take the prime minister's tweet seriously.

"Gotcha, @people. #poissondavril," Butts posted, retweeting the People article on Trudeau's tweet. The online magazine articlemade no mention of April Fools' Day.