If a viewer wasn’t paying close attention, they might think the first ad of President Biden’s reelection campaign was for a Republican. 

“As the sun rises, we raise the flag—a symbol of all that we hold most dear as Americans,” the gravel-voiced narrator begins over shots of Old Glory dappled by the dawn’s early light. 

He continues over a montage of flag shots, including over the Marine Corps Memorial: “Courage, opportunity, democracy, freedom: they’re the values and beliefs that built this country and still beat in our hearts.”

If it wasn’t for the euphemised references to abortion, it could almost be a spot from Sen. Tim Scott or any other conservative Republican.