JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<button>hello</button>

JavaScript

$("button").on("click", function(event) {
   event.data = $(this).data('events'); // get the data value 
   alert(event.data); //use your data as you want
});


//Now set the data value and trigger
$("button").data('events','youreventsvalue').trigger("click");