“Farage directly told Van Rompuy that he looked like an unimpressive, low-status bank clerk.”

The claim is well-supported by multiple independent sources. On February 24, 2010, in the European Parliament in Brussels, Nigel Farage MEP directly addressed Herman Van Rompuy, the first permanent president of the European Council, saying: "you have the charisma of a damp rag and the appearance of a low-grade bank clerk." The full transcript of the speech is available via the European Parliament's own audiovisual record (posted on YouTube) and was widely reported by the BBC, The Guardian, EUobserver, and other outlets on the same day. Van Rompuy was present in the chamber and responded that he held Farage's remarks "in contempt." The claim's paraphrase — that Farage told Van Rompuy he "looked like an unimpressive, low-status bank clerk" — faithfully captures the substance of the original quote. "Low-grade bank clerk" maps to "low-status bank clerk," and "unimpressive" is a fair summary of the combined insult ("charisma of a damp rag" plus "appearance of a low-grade bank clerk"). The claim is accurate in every material respect. Sources: BBC News, "Tirade against 'damp rag' EU president shocks MEPs" (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8535121.stm); The Guardian, "Ukip's Nigel Farage tells Van Rompuy: You have the charisma of a damp rag" (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/feb/25/nigel-farage-herman-van-rompuy-damp-rag); European Parliament audiovisual transcript via YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dranqFntNgo); EUobserver, "Van Rompuy insulted in parliament" (https://euobserver.com/75643/van-rompuy-insulted-in-parliament/)