JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<a href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">Click</a>

JavaScript

(function(){
        var original = jQuery.fn.click;
        jQuery.fn.click = function(){
            var f = arguments[0];
            arguments[0] = function(e) {
                e.preventDefault();
                f(e);
            }
            original.apply( this, arguments );
        }
    })();

$('a').click(function(){
    alert('Click!');
});