JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<table>
<thead>
  <tr><th>header</th></tr>
</thead>
<tbody id="tbodyid">
<tr><td>something</td></tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<a href="#">Empty</a>

JavaScript

$("a").click(function() {
    $("#tbodyid").empty();
    $("#tbodyid").append($('<tr>').append($('<td>').text('test?')));
});