“covert influence operation”
What does that mean and why is it a bad thing for Greenland?
Denmark can’t wipe its own a## and is holding greenland hostage
If you cannot get the Europeans to do their share in the Arctic to defend against Russian aggression, it is possible to get them to pay for defending the Arctic if you can scare them into doing it to defend against what they see as an American rube.
Trump openly coveting Greenland makes the Danes get concerned about the security of a place they had been neglecting even though Russia has been building new bases and such in the Arctic.