Musk engages in heated exchange with ex-Twitter employee; apologises later

It started when Haraldur Thorleifsson sought clarity on whether the company had fired him or not. Musk replied with mocking replies and talked about Thorleifsson's disability openly

Elon Musk, chief executive officer (CEO) of Twitter, and Haraldur Thorleifsson, a former employee, have been engaged in a war of words on the microblogging platform. It started when Thorleifsson shared a post on Twitter seeking clarity on whether the company had fired him. 

Soon, Musk replied with mocking replies and talked about the former employee's disability on the platform openly. Musk has, however, now apologised for his behaviour. 

It started with Thorleifsson's tweet, which said, "9 days ago, the access to my work computer was cut, along with about 200 other Twitter employees. However, your head of HR is