Social conservatives across Europe see President Donald Trump’s decisive victory as the beginning of a larger global campaign to undo decades of progressive policies in Western nations.

The European Commission (EC) says it has requested information from Elon Musk's X related to the algorithms that determine the content it recommends to

Yolanda Díaz, the minister of labor and social economy from the left-wing Sumar party, said: “Last night, the whole planet could see Elon Musk emulating the Nazi salute in the context of Donald Trump’s inauguration. It has been a very harsh image that has made me make a decision that I have been meditating on for several months.”

From broadsides against the UK government to boosting Germany's ultra-nationalist AFD party, the world's richest man is making waves across the Atlantic

Elon Musk's "Make Europe Great Again" slogan sparks backlash from European leaders, who criticize it as unwelcome interference and tone-deaf rhetoric.

The publicity was a potential boon for AfD, which has been frozen out of mainstream politics, in part, because its leaders have downplayed Nazi atrocities.

Andrew McIntyre, a British extremist who played a key role in fomenting last summer’s unrest, was sentenced last week to seven years in jail.

The debate over Musk’s latest move has added fuel to other ongoing feuds, too.

Many social media users noticed the gesture looked like a Nazi salute. Musk fanned the flames of suspicion by not explicitly denying those claims in a dozen posts since.

Spanish Labour Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Yolanda Diaz said on Tuesday she will withdraw from Elon Musk's social media platform X due in part to the billionaire's behaviour during events linked to President Donald Trump's inauguration.

Fuentes’s praise for Musk comes as no surprise, but does highlight how the Tesla CEO has energized the far right in recent months