Viral letter posted to Twitter compares Donald Trump to Hitler

A viral letter posted to Twitter has compared Donald Trump to Hitler with the hashtag #beentheredonethat.

Under the pseudonym Johan Franklin, the Twitter user directly addressed Americans voting for Donald Trump.

Franklin penned his letter from "the people of Germany", as he himself is German.

"It has been suggested that the author wasn't German. I am, in fact, German and have the birth certificate to prove it (I knew you'd ask). I'm from Hamburg, currently living and working in San Diego, CA."

Franklin has received "many nice messages along the lines of "I HOPE YOU DIE!!"

Someone sent him the message: "Go back home and visit some of your gas chambers!"

He has also received a lot of support for his text. "I am happy and amazed that my texts managed to start one of the more civilized discussions of this debate."

One supporter wrote: "As an English man who now calls Germany home, the number of people here that agree with you is higher than you think."

Oh look, a message from our friends overseas. #PresidentialElection #Elections2016 #ElectionDay @realDonaldTrump @HillaryClinton pic.twitter.com/eR3XRcGJ1Q

— Johan Franklin (@CrappyCrapson) November 4, 2016