It would be one thing to prefer one candidate over the other.
But Musk's remarks are very strong.
Basically: "This man is not qualified for the job" is a very string rebuke.
And then to go on his panel? It's a little hypocritical.
Trump knows that these guys value their careers more than their credibility, and he's making Elon Musk, Mitt Romney etc. 'kiss the ring' and 'eat their own words'.
They will likely have to say positive things about Trump in the future, coming out of meetings etc..
I'm by not means a Trump fan but there are shades of brilliant Machiavellian bits about this.