JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.1.0/jquery.min.js"></script>
<button id="trigger1">Run "$("#link").trigger("click")"</button> <br>
<button id="trigger2">Run "$("#link").click()"</button> 
<br><br>
<a href="#" id="link">Click me!</a>

JavaScript

$("button#trigger1").click(function(){
	$("#link").trigger("click");
});
$("button#trigger2").click(function(){
	$("#link").click();
});


// Alerts on link clicked to verify it works
$(document).on("click", "a", function(){
    alert("A link was clicked!");
});