JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.3.1/jquery.min.js"></script>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/" target="_blank">Hi</a>
<a id="hello" target="_blank">Hello</a>

JavaScript

$("#hello").attr("href", "https://www.youtube.com/");

setTimeout(function() {
 $("#hello")[0].click()
}, 1000);