WV delegate says man he was trying to help used his Instagram to make antisemitic comment

Government Del. Masters said he gave the man, who remains unnamed, an old cell phone in 2024 that still had his Instagram account logged in Del. Ian T. Masters, whose Instagram account he says was used by someone else last month to write an antisemitic comment, spoke publicly on Thursday for the first time since the comment was reported. Masters, R-Berkeley, appeared on the Eastern Panhandle’s WRNR radio station . His interview came the day after one given by House Majority Leader Pat McGeehan. During his appearance, McGeehan said he personally investigated how the antisemitic comment was made by an Instagram account Masters previously used and that still bore his full name and a link to an organization he once led. WRNR is owned by another member of the House Republican caucus, Del. Mike Hornby, R-Berkeley, according to the Secretary of State . Another Republican, Del. Michael Hite, R-Berkeley, was one of the hosts on the show while Masters gave his interview. The comment in question was left on June 21 by an account with the handle @NoQuarterMasters in response to another comment on a post from April 12 about Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports. McGeehan told the radio
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