Dear Mr. Donald Trump;

You have successfully won the 2016 Presidential election. You have my heartfelt congratulations about that. You claimed that you will be a president for all Americans. You called for unity in this time where our country is so bitterly divided. You appeared gracious, calm, even humble in your acceptance speech.

However, do not expect any of us to forget everything you said and did to get to this point.

We live in the age of technology. There's always a camera, a hot mic, a cell phone. You chose to step into the most talked-about show on earth, Mr. Trump. Everything you said or did was recorded and watched by millions around the world. Your Twitter account is public, everyone can see, share, screen-shot every word you post. Mike Pence will not be able to speak for you, try to reassure the public that you never said Climate Change was a Chinese hoax when you haven't even tried to delete the tweet.

Do not expect your supporters to forget the promises you made to them during your campaign. Your promise to make Mexico pay for the wall. Your promise to ban Muslims from entering the country. Your stance that women who get abortions should be punished. Your promise to "drain the swamp" of Washington, getting rid of all the special interest groups and lobbyists.

There are those among your supporters who took your campaign persona as a promise. Those who latched onto your most offensive, sexist, racist, Islamophobic rhetoric. They took it as a promise, as validation for their alt-right views. Not all of your supporters hold these views, but it is not your responsibility to shut those who are down. You have to own up to the hate and discrimination your campaign has brought forth. If you want to unify this country under your administration, you'll have to condemn acts of bigotry and violence. even if that means condemning your own supporters.

By the same token, don't expect those of us who bitterly opposed you to forget why we couldn't vote for you. Don't expect every woman who has been a victim of sexual assault to forgive your remarks on grabbing women. For every Muslim family to forgive your call to restrict their religion. For every Japanese-American to forget you saying you would have supported internment. For everyone living with a disability to forgive you mocking a disabled reporter.

Whether or not you plan to follow through and implement your rhetoric into policy, Mr. Trump, what you have said and done has hurt millions of Americans. It has inspired hatred and fear, to the point where I was terrified to let a friend go home to a homophobic family who strongly supported you following the election. Muslim students huddled together in the bathroom, sobbing after your election, wondering what will happen to them.

This is the America you helped to create. The tensions, the fear, the anger that you fed on became the platform you used to win. You now have a choice. You can denounce hate and call on your supporters to show compassion or else disavow their actions and risk losing their support. Or you can continue to pander to their demand for validation. The situation you are now in is a difficult one without easy answer. A tightrope balancing act where you must decide where you'll follow through on your promises, and when you'll compromise with others to lead the country. If you fold on too many of your campaign policies, you risk losing the support that got you elected. If you follow through on too many of your promises, you risk protest and revolt from those most affected by your rhetoric.

I can offer you my best wishes, my condolences. I don't wish for you to govern the nation I live in poorly. But I will not pretend that I expect greatness from a campaign that sought to target and hurt so many. I hope that our country thrives always. But I will say that this balancing act you've settled with is entirely your own making. It's your burden to bear.

If you truly want to make America great again, it's time to own the mess you've made.