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.

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,