President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order aiming to change the college accreditation process so colleges are accredited based on "results," with the president wondering aloud about looking into the math capabilities of students admitted to Harvard University and Yale University.

President Donald Trump has ordered sharper scrutiny of America’s colleges and the accreditors that oversee them.

It was the latest move by President Trump in his effort to shift the ideological tilt of the higher education system as he battles elite universities.