Cincinnati (CNN) While President-Elect Donald Trump hosted his first "thank you" tour rally since the election, chants of "love trumps hate," echoed in the cold Cincinnati air Thursday night outside of the US Bank Arena.

The cry was met by a man's voice nearby, who responded, "That's that not love! Why are you here?"

There was a little tension between protestors and Trump supporters outside of the President-elect's first such event post-victory , the beginning of several stops on a tour through the states his transition team sees as keys to his upset win last month.

The colorful and at time incendiary rallies Trump hosted became signature stops throughout the Republican primary and the general election campaign, as were the consistent presence of comparatively small but vocal groups of protesters who demonstrated in and around his events. And on Thursday, they were back at it in Ohio.

A small group of people gathered near the entrance for the Trump rally about an hour before the show started. Wielding a few bullhorns and carrying signs, they chanted about immigration rights, Hillary Clinton, and "fighting back."

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