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A-Rod, once scorned by Trump, in group buying his D.C. hotel

FILE - Minnesota Timberwolves co-owner and former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez attends an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves, Nov. 12, 2021, in Los Angeles. Rodriguez is a key part of an investment group seeking to buy the rights to former President Donald Trump’s marquee Washington, D.C., hotel. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, file) This photo combo shows former slugger Alex Rodriguez, left, and former President Donald Trump. Rodriguez, once vilified by Donald Trump as a “druggie” and “joke” unworthy of wearing the pinstripes, is now a key part of an investment group seeking to buy the rights to the ex-president’s marquee Washington, D.C., hotel, people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Ross D. Franklin) FILE - In this July 23, 2014 file photo, Donald Trump speaks during a ground breaking ceremony for the Trump International Hotel on the site of the Old Post Office, in Washington. Former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, once vilified by Trump as a "druggie" and "joke" unworthy of wearing the pinstripes, is now a key part of an investment group seeking to buy the rights to the ex-president's marquee Washington, D.C., hotel, people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file) FILE - A view of The Trump International Hotel is seen, March 4, 2021, in Washington. Former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez, once vilified by Donald Trump as a "druggie" and "joke" unworthy of wearing the pinstripes, is now a key part of an investment group seeking to buy the rights to the ex-president's marquee Washington, D.C., hotel, people familiar with the deal told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, file)