JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<a id='valid' href='http://google.com' target='_blank'>Go to Google!</a>
<a id='invalid' href='http://google.com' target='_blank'>Go to Google!</a>
JavaScript
jQuery(function($) {
$('a#invalid').click(function(e) {
// stop the click through
e.preventDefault();
});
});