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.

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

The Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, has accused Elon Musk of spearheading a reactionary international movement that "openly attacks our institutions and stirs up hatred". On Wednesday, Sanchez criticized the reactionary far-right international movement,