Vice President Cheney will be in a wheelchair for today’s inauguration ceremony, the White House said tonight, after he pulled a muscle in his back.

Cheney was moving into his new house in McLean from the Naval Observatory when he hurt his back moving boxes, White House Press Secretary Dana Perino said.

The vice president’s doctor found no significant damage from the injury, Perino said. Nevertheless, he advised Cheney to spend the next couple of days in a wheelchair.

“The vice president is looking forward to being there for today’s historic inaugural activities,” Perino said.

(Source: Washington Post)