JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="//cdn.datatables.net/1.13.4/css/jquery.dataTables.min.css">
<script src="//cdn.datatables.net/1.13.4/js/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/moment.js/2.29.4/moment.min.js"></script>
<script src="//cdn.datatables.net/plug-ins/1.13.4/sorting/absolute.js"></script>
<table id="draft_table">
<thead>
  <tr>
    <th data-index="0">Date</th>
    <th data-index="1">Name</th>
    <th data-index="2">Age</th>
    <th data-index="3">Code</th>
  </tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
  <tr>
  <td>05/12/2023 09:41 AM</td>
    <td>Sample Name 7</td>
    <td>19</td>
    <td></td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>05/27/2023 11:29 PM</td>
    <td>Sample Name 1</td>
    <td>5</td>
    <td>CA100</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>05/15/2023 11:06 AM</td>
    <td>Sample Name 2</td>
    <td>17</td>
    <td>CB100</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>05/25/2023 09:39 AM</td>
    <td>Sample Name 3</td>
    <td>7</td>
    <td>CC100</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>05/25/2023 09:41 AM</td>
    <td>Sample Name 4</td>
    <td>7</td>
    <td>CS100</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>05/16/2023 09:41 AM</td>
    <td>Sample Name 5</td>
    <td>16</td>
    <td>CS100</td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
  <td>05/14/2023 09:41 AM</td>
    <td>Sample Name 6</td>
    <td>16</td>
    <td></td>
  </tr>
</tbody>
</table>

JavaScript

$(document).ready(function () {
  //jQuery.fn.dataTable.moment('MM/DD/yyyy hh:mm a');

  var nameType = $.fn.dataTable.absoluteOrder({
    value: '',
    position: 'bottom',
  });

  $('#draft_table')
    .DataTable({
      columnDefs: [
        {
          type: nameType,
          targets: 3,
          render: function (data, type) {
            if (type === 'sort') {
              return data ? 1 : data;
            }
            return data;
          },
        }, // define 'name' column as non-empty-string type
      ],
      order: [[0, 'asc']],
      orderFixed: [3, 'desc'],
    })
    .draw();
});