Billionaire businessman Elon Musk has raised alarm across Europe with a string of attacks on the continent’s leaders.

E lon Musk has shifted his focus to Spain after meddling in the politics of Germany and the U.K. over the past week. Trump's co-president amplified a post from a right-wing news s

Musk, who is set to serve under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as an external adviser in charge of streamlining the government, waded into Spanish affairs on Sunday by commenting on X about an article that said that rape convictions in Spain's northeastern region of Catalonia were mainly carried out by foreigners.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez warned Wednesday that fascism could return as X owner Elon Musk, an ally of US President-elect Donald Trump, "openly attacks our institutions" and "stirs up hatred".