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

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.

Through a steady stream of posts and re-posts on his own X social media platform, Musk has waded into European politics since backing and funding Trump’s successful campaign in November

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

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".