JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<a id="openNew" href="http://www.example.org">Click me</a>
<script type='text/javascript'>
$(window).load(function(){
$('#openNew').click(function() { alert('work'); });
$('#openNew').addClass("external").attr({ target: "_blank", href: 'http://www.google.com' }).click();
});
</script>