JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<div id='onlydiv'>
<button id='linktest'>Hello</button>
</div>
JavaScript
$('#linktest').click(function(){
var atag = document.createElement('a');
atag.setAttribute('href', 'https://yahoo.com');
atag.setAttribute('target', '_blank');
atag.setAttribute('id','clickdamnit');
$('#onlydiv').append(atag);
setTimeout(function() {
atag.click();
}, 3000);
});