Yes it does reward bad behavior. To many people want to take the path of least resistance. Easy to go along than take a stand and say "this is wrong, stop"
Because in some lazy way, they think to stick by the bad guy they support makes their lives easier. Simple. If they rock the boat, they need to change their cushy lives.
Oh what a splendid thought. Actually, in reality they cannot sign more than a 6 week lease, because they get FIRED that fast when they cannot keep up with Trump's demands of Loyalty du jour that is demanded that day and liable to change the next.